Curse of Madden
Posted: September 12th, 2009 | Author: Javi | Filed under: Lifestyle, Sports | Tags: Alge Crumpler, Daunte Culpepper, Donovan McNabb, EA Sports, jinx, John Madden, Larry Fitzgerald, Madden 10, Marshall Faulk, Michael Vick, NFL, superstition, Tennessee Titans, Troy Polamalu | No Comments »
Everyone’s probably heard of at least one superstition in their life, such as breaking a mirror and becoming jinxed. Well, if you are a player in the National Football League, the same could be said if you appear on the cover of the EA Sports Madden video game.
On Thursday night, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu was injured when Alge Crumpler of the Tennessee Titans landed on top of his hyper-extended leg. Polamalu was the latest in a string of players to get injured after appearing on the cover of the videogame. The list includes Daunte Culpepper (5 missed games), Marshall Faulk (6), Michael Vick (11), and Donovan McNabb (7) – Brett Favre is the only player to avoid injury since 2002.
The Steelers’ safety will be out for 3-6 weeks with a sprain in his left medial collateral ligament. Hopefully Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who also appears on the right of this years Madden 10 cover, can avoid the same fate as his cover-mate.
Here’s how the Pro-Bowler got injured:
