Your Cover Athlete For Madden 2009 Is?!?!

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 4/24/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com [flag]

So EA announced that the athlete in question is appearing on David Letterman tonight and tonight's guests are Tina Fey (nope), Esteile (?), and one Brett Favre . That's right folks....this guy is your 20 th Edition of Madden coverboy .... More details as they become available (and the video), but it looks like The Sporting Blog was right. [link]

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Blog-A-Roni: Favre To Be Featured On Madden XX
Published 4/24/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
• AWFUL ANNOUNCING hikes along word that the cover boy for Madden’s 20th anniversary edition will be … Madden XX Brett Favre Brett Favre ? • Speaking of the QB, PRO FOOTBALL TALK sends a friendly reminder that he’ll be on David Letterman tonight (well, not *on* him, but on his show). We still hope they use this Top Ten list . • It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as FAN IQ’s 100% INJURY RATE takes a peek at the Houston Texans cheerleader tryouts . • DEADSPIN learns that Terrell Owens‘ legal beagles are going after ...

Favre To Grace Cover Of Madden '09, It Seems [Favre DUAN]
Published 4/24/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... This not-so-wild speculation courtesy of GameDaily — and seemingly confirmed Awful Announcing and by us, through a source who was at the Letterman taping that airs tonight — reveals that Brett Favre will be on the cover of the Madden 09. ...

Alternate History and Some Solid Links
Published 4/25/2008 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
... Brett Favre is going to be on the cover of Madden '09. Maybe this means he'll come back after Jared Allen hurts Aaron Rogers in the first game, only to get destroyed by the ...

POWER RANKINGS: SAY MY NAME
Published 4/25/2008 at With Leather
... 3. The Madden Jinx. I'm leaving milk and cookies out for The Jinx this year. I could wash my clothes in the tears of the Favre Faithful. Well, my whites, anyway... ...

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Madden ‘09 Cover Athlete: Brett Favre

RotoNation found this 4/25/2008 on sportsbusinessdigest.com

On David Letterman, it was just announced that Brett Favre will be the cover athlete on the Madden 2009 Box Cover. Yes. That Brett Favre, the one who retired. What does this do for the Madden Curse? Is Brett Favre gonna pull a muscle while ...

More Madden 2009 News, Hammond And Collinsworth Are The New Announcers

FanHouse found this 4/25/2008 on awfulannouncing.blogspot.com

I was really banking on the MNF crew being the team to drive me crazy in the game but apparently it will be the NFL-Network team of Tom Hammond and Cris Collinsworth. It's an odd choice but here are the details.... Madden NFL 09 will also feature a ...

Cris Collinsworth In Madden 2009? But WHY???

Posted 4/25/2008 on Sportaphile

It was revealed that Brett Favre will be the cover boy for Madden 2009 today. I don’t have a problem with that. However, I DO have a problem with Cris Collinsworth and some guy named Tom Hammond being the new in-game announcers . I’ve never liked Collinsworth, and I hate the fact that I have to watch him on two separate channels when I want to see football every Sunday. In fact, ...

Guess the Madden 09′ Cover Boy

Posted 4/25/2008 on NFLJuice.com

That’s right, Mr. Piss Excellence himself. “Brett Favre is a perfect fit for the Madden NFL 09 cover, as he epitomizes everything the franchise has stood for the past 20 years - longevity, excellence, and a love of football,” said Madden NFL 09 ’s executive producer Dale Jackson. Who would you have selected for the cover? Note: There is a poll ...

Madden Curse Avoided

Posted 4/25/2008 on VikeVision

Whew! That was close. Word has leaked that the player gracing the cover of EA Sports Madden 2009 will NOT be Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. Instead, recently retired Brett Favre will be the one trying to escape the curse. Heck, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad now if he decided to come out of retirement. Perhaps this is the video game company’s way of trying to at least ...

Bretty Favre to grace the cover of Madden 2009

Posted 4/25/2008 on SportFiends

It’s been announced that Brett Favre will be the coverboy for Madden 2009. Thats whats up. Thats a great tribute to the recently retired legend. He deserves it but I have a couple of questions. Since he is on the cover, does that mean that he is going to play next year? If he doesn’t decide to play, does that mean that he will still be affected by the Madden Curse ? ...

FAVRE TO BE THE MADDEN COVER BOY

Posted 4/24/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

Somewhere, John Madden is smiling. And eating. While smiling. Madden’s long-time football I-just-wish-I-could-quit-you guy, Brett Favre, will adorn the cover of the Madden 2009 video game, according to SportsBusiness Daily. So what will the potential Madden jinx be for a guy who won’t be playing football in 2008? (We’re not asking it rhetorically — we’re giving ...