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FirstCuts: Brett Favre On Madden 09 Cover
FirstCuts: Brett Favre On Madden 09 Cover
What's the best way to ensure the Madden curse is broken? Use a guy who is out of the game. That's the rumor from GameDaily : Brett Favre will be the cover athlete for Madden 09 . (Editor's note: We've confirmed this rumor through an EA representative.) Quick aside: I'd like to take this moment to gloat. When Favre retired, I found it almost unimaginable he wouldn't be on the cover . Sorry ...
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Brett Favre gets the Madden cover and the accompanying tragedy
Shutdown Corner — ... If you believe in the Madden Curse, you might want to stay away from Brett Favre for about a year or so. He no longer has a football career that can be damaged, so who knows how the Madden gods are going to choose to apply their wrath. ...

MSF Exclusive: John Madden and Brett Favre Schedule Joint Press Conference to Announce Return to NFL
Midwest Sports Fans — ... from broadcasting just a few weeks ago. (Picture of Brett Favre and John Madden to the left courtesy of The Sporting Blog.) ...

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