The vaunted Madden "cover curse" might have struck again this season. San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey, who was on the cover of Madden 25, will likely miss the remainder ...

Is the 'Madden curse' real? Here's how the last 15 cover athletes have fared. Saquon Barkley, backward hurdle and all, was unveiled as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 26, which will be released ...

The article noted that rumors of a Madden curse have circulated for more than two decades. The 1999 cover star, San Francisco 49ers running back Garrison Hearst, is widely believed to be the first ...

The "Madden curse" speaks to an unfortunate trend of NFL stars who are on the cover of "Madden" video games. For a lengthy period of time, players would end up injured, while others would put ...

A look at the 'Madden' cover curse. The idea of a curse came from the early versions of the video game. After launching in 1988 and seeing its namesake, former NFL coach John Madden, grace the ...

Some say Madden's career-ending knee injury was the catalyst for the famed Madden Curse that has plagued 72%, or 16 of the 22 players, who have had the misfortune of being on the cover. See Also ...

There are yet to be any broken legs, early retirements, or arrests, but the ManningCast is quickly becoming the Madden black cat of the NFL ...

One day after Madden 2004 being released Vick badly broke his leg in a preseason game. As a result, he was only able to play in five games, and in those starts he was pretty awful, throwing for ...

Eddie George (2001): George avoided the Madden curse in 2000 -- he recorded career bests in both rushing yards (1,509) and total touchdowns (16) -- but it would victimize him in 2001. He had what ...

The Madden Cover Curse Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Seattle Seahawks defensive back Richard Sherman won the Madden NFL 15 Cover Vote, topping Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the finals ...

Madden NFL football has been many things over the years, Popular (by fans and players), realistic and a curse? Ever since Madden started using players on covers there has been some sort of injury ...

2002 Minnesota Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper was the cover athlete for Madden. Maybe the curse is over since Eddie George was just fine after being on the cover of the 2001 game.