Confirming an earlier report that appeared on GameDaily, Brett Favre announced he would be honored as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 09; the 20th Anniversary of the series.The announcement was made during an interview by Late Show host David Letterman. While news may come as a surprise considering Favre recently retired from the sport, his accomplishments alone warrant the appointment.
In his career Brett Favre was awarded one Super Bowl championship, 3 AP NFL MVP awards, was a Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection 9 and 7 times respectively and holds over 7 NFL records, including most career passing yards (61,655 all-time yards).
Finally, a cover athlete that can end that silly Madden curse. Unless Favre falls off his fishing boat this summer or something.
Madden NFL 09 is set to release on August 12.
[via Joystiq]
[Image via GameSpot]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-25-2008 @ 10:50AM
nerrrrrrd said...
Never under estimate the curse of the Madden monster!
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4-25-2008 @ 10:56AM
Jim Halpert DM said...
The Madden curse stops for no one.
Prediction: Aaron Rogers will be injured, thus forcing Favre out of retirement.
Conclusion: Madden curse lives on.
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4-25-2008 @ 11:28AM
NitroFrost said...
Jim if that happened that would be one of the greatest thing ever poor Rogers though.
4-25-2008 @ 11:31AM
Jim Halpert DM said...
That's Mr. Halpert to you Nitro
4-25-2008 @ 11:35AM
Jonah Falcon said...
And if Favre gets knocked around like a sickly pinata on the way to a 4-12 record?
4-25-2008 @ 11:03AM
Jeff Tronti said...
I am a huge Farve fan an really think he deserves an honor like this. That being said. How much sense dose it make to have a retired player on the cover of Maden 09? Are they going to include him as playable in the game?
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4-25-2008 @ 11:04AM
RudyHuxtable said...
I haven't played Madden football since the NFL handed EA the keys to the kingdom. I love football, but not monopolies.
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4-25-2008 @ 11:14AM
vidGuy said...
It's more likely that he'll fall off his tractor while he's sitting around on his 400 acres. I don't know how much the cover athletes matter to the game's sales, but it's interesting that EA chose a player who probably doesn't have a lot of popularity among the Madden crowd. Of course, it's a lot safer move than the flash-in-the-pan athletes or the felons, murderers, and rapists who have been on the cover in the last few years.
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4-25-2008 @ 11:32AM
Deus Legend said...
Would it be called a monopoly if 2K Sports had the NFL License? EA won the bidding. Its that simple. Other companies had an equal chance at it. A lot of people think that EA just went out on their own and bought the license. This is not the case.
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4-25-2008 @ 11:36AM
Jonah Falcon said...
Wanna look up the definition of "monopoly" again?
4-25-2008 @ 12:06PM
Shad3Wolf said...
You sir! Do not pass Go! Do not collect $200!
4-25-2008 @ 11:37AM
Jonah Falcon said...
Favre was already cursed by the Giants a few months ago. :D
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4-25-2008 @ 12:13PM
ordigas said...
"... was a Pro Bowl and All-Pro section 9 and 7 times respectfully ...".
I guess you meant "selection" and "respectively". Although I guess He was indeed respectful when picked. ;)
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4-25-2008 @ 12:16PM
Phil J W said...
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/madden09/
has a different release date then X3F...
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4-25-2008 @ 3:24PM
Ethan Rom said...
It's got to be a typo. Every other site has it coming out 7/12/08, except for xbox.com, the date is 5/12/08. Madden always comes out around 1 month before the season starts.
4-25-2008 @ 4:27PM
vidGuy said...
Madden 09 actually comes out August 12, which is 8/12/08.
4-25-2008 @ 2:02PM
John said...
I'm sure Brett would love to hear that he was "awarded" his Super Bowl championship... really nice choice of words there!
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4-25-2008 @ 2:35PM
Mikey said...
Didn't see this coming, but also doesn't surprise me because of Madden's man crush of Favre.
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4-25-2008 @ 5:31PM
justin said...
I just hope it's better than Quarterback Club 2000, which also had Favre on the cover. ... I use it for an ashtray
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4-25-2008 @ 7:53PM
Mike said...
Here's my curse prediction: Week 1, Favre's recliner falls over backwards, giving him a concussion.
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