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Madden Curse: Fact or Fiction?
Posted by Jay Jenkins, 148 days ago 
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- Madden NFL ’04
Player: Michael Vick
Position: Quarterback, Atlanta Falcons
Michael Vick was a quality pick for the Falcons. He wasn’t the teams starting quarterback at first, but he quickly made an impression and became the team’s full-time starter in his second season.
Madden NFL ’04 was released on August 11th, 2003. Just five days later, Vick broke his fibula in a pre-season game. He would miss the first eleven games of the regular season, but in 2004, Vick signed a 10-year contract for $130 million, making him highest payed player in history at the time.
Verdict: Temporarily Cursed
- Madden NFL ’05
Player: Ray Lewis
Position: Linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
Ray Lewis was the first (and only) defensive player to be selected for a Madden cover. He was one of the best linebackers to play the game: between 1998 and 2001, the Ravens racked up 51 games where the opponent failed to rush 100 yards. Lewis broke his wrist in late 2004, and for the first and only time in his career, he didn’t make a single interception that season. Various other injuries hampered his 2005 season as well. That year he recorded, the worst stats of his career.
Verdict: Cursed
- Madden NFL ’06
Player: Donovan McNabb
Position: Quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles
Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to the playoffs five years in a row before the release of Madden NFL ’06, including a Super Bowl match against the New England Patriots in 2004. In late 2005, McNabb had to end his season early due to a hernia. He didn’t fair much better in 2006. With six games left in the regular season, he injured his knee, but he was back on his feet in 2007. He then posted some of the better numbers of his career.
Verdict: Slightly Cursed
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