Was zum schmunzeln "The Madden Curse"

[redneck in Germany]

Tuesday, 04/17/07

Young on Madden game cover
Agent says Titans QB doesn't believe in jinx

By JIM WYATT
Staff Writer

Vince Young has survived the so-called Sports Illustrated jinx — three times to be exact. Can he escape the Madden curse? It looks like everyone will get a chance to find out this fall.

Young's agent said the Titans quarterback has been told he'll appear on the cover of Madden '08, the popular football video game that features one NFL star on its package each year. Whether it's a coincidence or a curse, however, recent players have been injured the year they appeared on the cover.

"We don't believe in no jinx,'' agent Major Adams said. "People said when they put Vince on the cover of Sports Illustrated (that) it was going to jinx him in the Rose Bowl game, and (Texas) won the national championship.

"We don't believe in stuff like that. In the unfortunate event he gets hurt, it is just a part of the game, not because you have the cover.''

Officials from EA Sports wouldn't confirm Young is this year's choice for the cover, which will be announced officially on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The show airs at 11 tonight on ABC.

The past six cover players have been injured. Seattle running back Shaun Alexander was on the cover of Madden '07, and he broke a bone in his left foot early in the season. Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb suffered a sports hernia the season he was on the cover of Madden '06.

Before that, it was Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis (wrist) and Madden '05, Falcons quarterback Michael Vick (broken leg in exhibition game) and Madden '04, Marshall Faulk (ankle) and Madden '03, and Dante Culpepper (knee) and Madden '02.

The last player to not be injured was former Titan Eddie George, who appeared on the cover of Madden '01. In fact, that season (2000-01) was George's best as a pro.

"Being on the cover of Madden is such a big honor nowadays; no one ever turns us down because of (the so-called curse), that's for sure,'' said Chris Erb, director of marketing for EA Sports.

On Internet sites, there's been plenty of speculation about who might be on this year's cover for weeks.

On Tuesday, Young's marketing manager, Mike Mu, said Young is scheduled to be in Los Angeles for the taping on the Jimmy Kimmel Show but wouldn't reveal for what reason. On abc.com, Kimmel's guests are listed as actor Paul Reubens, the fourth eliminated contestant from Dancing with the Stars, musical guest Silversun Pickups and the Madden video game cover athlete (to be revealed on the show).

Young was the NFL's offensive rookie of the year in 2006, when he guided the Titans to six straight wins at the end of the season.

"Everyone wants to be the Madden guy," Erb said. "The issue is the guys that have been on the cover tend to be the guys that are around the football more often, and football is a rough sport.

"We've had a string of unfortunate incidents I guess you could say … but we really don't believe in the jinx.''

[redneck in Germany]

...Gar nicht so ohne...in der Fantsy Football League, in der ich spiele haben Spieler einen Trade verweigert, weil der zu tradende auf dem Madden Cover zu finden war.

In der FFL spielen Sportjournalisten aus USA, wir hatten auch einen TV Moderator aus Philly dabei. Also Leute die durchaus vom Fach sind.

Soll sich jeder seine eigene Meinung bilden

[piwi-dd]

Wie schrieb einer im Chargers-Forum:

Put Osama Bin Laden on the cover of Madden so he gets hurt.

Sehr schön auch das hier:

http://www.saveltfrommadden.com/

[Bam Bam]

Also hier das Cover:

[skao_privat]

Der ist jung und braucht das Geld!

[TropenBubi31]

ist das offiziel das der da drauf kommt?

:edit:

ok habs gefunden...

Wie der Publisher Electronic Arts am heutigen Tag bekannt gegeben hat, wurde der Star-Quarterback Vince Young als Cover-Athlet für das Footballspiel Madden NFL 08 auserkoren. Madden NFL 08Madden NFL 08

Der gerade mal 23 Jahre alte Vince Young ist Quarterback des NFL-Teams Tennessee Titans und erhielt nach einem etwas holprigen Start in die vergangene Saison die Auszeichnung "Rookie of the Year" verliehen. Er gilt als eines der größten Talente der letzten Jahre.

Ich hof mal das dies nicht die Grafik ist die die Xbox360 dann bei 08 hergibt









wenn man sich mal die zuschauer anschaut

[redneck in Germany]

LT turned down Madden game cover

UNION-TRIBUNE FROM STAFF AND NEWS REPORTS

April 19, 2007

NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune
LaDainian Tomlinson yielded to Vince Young as cover boy on the John Madden '08 video game.
LaDainian Tomlinson's business manager confirmed yesterday that the Chargers running back turned down the opportunity to grace the cover of the John Madden '08 video game.
LaMar Andrews said EA Sports, which makes the popular Madden series game, wanted Tomlinson on the cover. An EA Sports spokesman had said Tuesday that Vince Young was the company's choice all along.


The Madden cover athlete is generally paid $100,000 to $200,000 and is required to make numerous promotional appearances.

Tomlinson's status (and compensation) as an endorser continues to rise. He was the NFL MVP and set the league scoring record in 2006, and he is to be featured in numerous national ad campaigns this year.

– KEVIN ACEE


LT avoids Madden's curse ... for now

Titans' Young to grace video game's '07 cover
By Kevin Acee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
April 18, 2007

Chargers fans can relax. LaDainian Tomlinson has dodged the first thing that could have brought him down in 2007.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young will be on the cover of Madden '08. ...

Ganze story hier
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/ch ... adden.html