Could the Madden cover be a Ravens player?

[PurpleApocalypse37]

Ed Reed?
Joe Flacco?
Torrey Smith?
Anquan Boldin?
Ray Rice?
JUSTIN TUCKER?

Hmm. Probably not.

Though if Ed Reed goes to another team, I have a very sick feeling they'd make him the cover.

Ray Rice and Anquan Boldin are the only players with a remote chance, I think.

[wickedsolo]

It should never be a Raven. Never.


The Madden cover should be old timers of yesteryear and a percentage of the game should go towards concussion research.

[PurpleApocalypse37]

It should never be a Raven. Never.


The Madden cover should be old timers of yesteryear and a percentage of the game should go towards concussion research.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

EA SPORTS donating money???????

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

I'm not mocking you, that's a good idea, but EA Sports is a very greedy company.

[Raveninwoodlawn]

Ed Reed?
Joe Flacco?
Torrey Smith?
Anquan Boldin?
Ray Rice?
JUSTIN TUCKER?

Hmm. Probably not.

Though if Ed Reed goes to another team, I have a very sick feeling they'd make him the cover.

Ray Rice and Anquan Boldin are the only players with a remote chance, I think.

No.

Please no.

[Justlovemybirds]

Hell......... No

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[wickedsolo]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

EA SPORTS donating money???????

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

I'm not mocking you, that's a good idea, but EA Sports is a very greedy company.

I know.

And it is a shame because John Madden is (or used to be) all about the old timers.

[Bhcforlife]

The cover on some EA games has been a fan vote for a couple years now in a bracket format, in Madden I think it goes back 3 years to when Brees was on the cover? This is why Peyton Hillis was on the cover a couple years ago. Would guess it will depend on who they pick as the Ravens representative and who they end up against, assuming they do the same format this year.

[RavenScallywag]

Has AP been on the cover?

I'd say either RG3, AP, or Peyton. Most exciting NFL starts this year.

[PurpleApocalypse37]

The cover on some EA games has been a fan vote for a couple years now in a bracket format, in Madden I think it goes back 3 years to when Brees was on the cover? This is why Peyton Hillis was on the cover a couple years ago. Would guess it will depend on who they pick as the Ravens representative and who they end up against, assuming they do the same format this year.

I could potentially see Anquan Boldin winning, with that in mind. His catches throughout the playoffs definitely got noticed, especially since everybody was looking for any possible reason to take credit away from Joe Flacco.

[runrayrun27]

Am I the only one thinking it might be Ray? Just retired, greatest MLB ever, just won the SB....

[RavenScallywag]

Am I the only one thinking it might be Ray? Just retired, greatest MLB ever, just won the SB....

Interesting, they put Favre on the cover in...09? He had retired, but that was when he reversed direction and ended up with the Jets. But at the time they picked him and put him there, he had just retired. That's why he's in a Packers uniform.

[The Excellector]

Hillis fell off completely after he made the cover. Keep bucking the curse if you want to..............

[Ravenblue]

Ray's already been on it.

My (monopoly) money is on RG3.

[ActualSpamBot]

Hillis fell off completely after he made the cover. Keep bucking the curse if you want to..............

And Calvin Johnson went out and had the greatest season ever. And Ray was in the opening video and he won a SuperBowl.

There's no such thing as curses.

[The Excellector]

And Calvin Johnson went out and had the greatest season ever. And Ray was in the opening video and he won a SuperBowl.

There's no such thing as curses.

How many wins did Detroit get?

[Justlovemybirds]

And Calvin Johnson went out and had the greatest season ever. And Ray was in the opening video and he won a SuperBowl.

There's no such thing as curses.

I see your two examples and raise you damn near everybody else that's been on the cover

• Garrison Hearst appearing on the 1999 PAL cover was known to be the "start" of the curse, as after his appearance, he broke his ankle and was out for two seasons, and his performance was never the same.
• After Barry Sanders' appearance on the 2000 cover, Sanders abruptly retired before training camp falling just short of the record for most career rushing yards.
• Dorsey Levens appeared on the PAL version of the 2000 game, and the Green Bay Packers, whom Levens was playing for at the time, failed to make the playoffs, and Levens was eventually released the year later.
• After Eddie George appeared on the 2001 cover, the Tennessee Titans lost in the divisional round in the 2001 playoffs. Late in the 4th quarter with the Titans down 17–10, a Steve McNair pass was bobbled by George and intercepted by Ray Lewis for a touchdown, sealing the game. George also never averaged more than 3.4 yards per carry for the rest of his career.
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• Daunte Culpepper led the Minnesota Vikings to the playoffs in 2000, but after appearing on the Madden 2002 cover, he threw 23 interceptions as the Vikings slumped to a 5–11 record. He also broke the record for most fumbles in a single season. While his career looked to be back on track in 2004 with a career season, he blew out both knees in 2005 and 2006 and never resembled the player he was at the start of the decade.
• Marshall Faulk appeared on the 2003 cover, and his career (and the success of the St. Louis Rams) severely declined afterwards. He did not register another 1,000 yard rushing season and his yards per carry average dropped from a consistent 5.4 over the previous three years to 4.5 in 2002 and 4.0 in 2003 and 2004. He started 21 out of a possible 32 games from 2002–2003 as knee injuries got the better of him. He underwent reconstructive knee surgery in 2005 and retired that same year.] Since 2007, the Rams have a record of 15–65.
• After appearing on the cover of Madden NFL 2004, Michael Vick broke his fibula in a pre-season game against the Baltimore Ravens, and the Atlanta Falcons went 5–11. Years later it was discovered that he participated in an illegal dog-fighting ring and he was sent to prison.
• Ray Lewis, 2005 cover athlete and middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, had his season cut short in week 15 with a wrist injury. It was also Lewis' first season without an interception.
• In 2006, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb tore his ACL and meniscus in his right knee while jumping out of bounds in a game versus the Tennessee Titans, ending his season. McNabb also suffered a sports hernia in the first game of the season.
• Running back Shaun Alexander, then the league's reigning Most Valuable Player, was featured on the cover of Madden NFL 07, and sustained a foot injury that caused him to miss six starts. As a result, Alexander’s rushing statistics were substantially less than those from the previous season, and he never returned to true form. Alexander himself has asked, “Do you want to be hurt and on the cover, or just hurt?"
• In 2007, GameSpot and CNBC reported that a large number of LaDainian Tomlinson's fans, who believed in the Madden Curse, were strongly opposed to EA Sports' initial decision to feature him on the 2008 cover, so much that a fan created SaveLTfromMadden.com to voice their disdain. Tomlinson eventually declined the offer, but stated it was solely due to contract negotiations.[55]
• Madden NFL 08's cover featured Vince Young, the starting quarterback of the Tennessee Titans. Young missed one game of the 2007 season due to a minor injury, but for the rest of the season was roughly even with his 2006 performance. When Young appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to officially announce that he would appear on the cover of Madden NFL 08, he derided allegations of becoming the curse’s next victim, and stated, “I've done prayed about it and we're gonna go home and try to get to the playoffs and try to get to the Super Bowl. We'll see what happens." In contrast, Young suffered longer-term injuries in 2008 (from which he successfully came back in 2009) and 2010, which, combined with a coaching dispute, led to his departure from the Titans prior to the 2011 season.
• Luis Castillo appeared on the Spanish version of Madden NFL 08,] and broke his tibia during the first game of the 2011 NFL season. He was released by the San Diego Chargers for the second time on July 19, 2012.
• Brett Favre appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 2009 as a Green Bay Packer, under the impression that Favre was retired. However, shortly after the decision, Favre came back out of retirement and was traded to the New York Jets, where he was plagued by poor on-field performance and an off-field sexual harassment scandal. He also suffered an ankle injury as a Jet and later suffered a shoulder injury as a Viking that would end his career.
• On September 10, 2009, Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals and safety Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers, were both featured on the cover of Madden NFL 10. Since this was the first year that there was 2 athletes on the cover, many believed the Madden Curse would be split up evenly between Polamalu and Fitzgerald. Others speculated that the curse would cause twice the damage to these athletes. Polamalu sprained his MCL in the first half of the season opener and missed the next four games. After returning, Polamalu played in three more games before injuring his posterior cruciate ligament on November 14, 2009 against Cincinnati, and missed more games as a result. The Steelers went 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Fitzgerald, on the other hand, started all 16 regular season and both playoff games for the Cardinals. He did not attend the Pro Bowl due to a rib injury, leaving Steve Smith of the New York Giants to take his spot in the 2010 Pro Bowl. He recorded 97 receptions (third-most of his NFL career), 1,092 yards (fourth-most), and a career-high 13 touchdowns.
• Madden NFL 11 cover athlete Drew Brees played in every game of the 2010 NFL Season. However, he threw twice as many interceptions (22) that season than in the Saints' 2009 Super Bowl-winning campaign (11). Also, his Quarterback Rating dropped nearly 20 points, and the Saints lost in the first round of the playoffs to the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks, the only team to date to make the playoffs with a losing record in a full-length season. He made the 2011 Pro Bowl as a reserve, after being unable to participate in the 2010 Pro Bowl, as the Saints had made the Super Bowl. Brees played 6 weeks of the NFL Season with a torn MCL, a fact that was first outed by his teammate, Heath Evans,[64] later confirmed by another teammate, Jon Stinchcomb[65] and, eventually, Brees himself.[66] More recently, Brees's team, the New Orleans Saints, were implicated in a bounty scandal. The Saints lost draft picks, and head coach Sean Payton was suspended for the 2012 NFL season. Former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who was the subject of the scandal, has been suspended indefinitely.
• Madden NFL 12 cover athlete Peyton Hillis missed five games in the 2011 NFL season with a hamstring injury and missed one game with strep throat, causing his numbers to decline continuously after the second week. Hillis suffered a re-injury to his hamstring during practice before week nine. In addition, his divisive behavior in the Browns locker room during the season, particularly with regards to his contentious contract negotiations, were the subject of much media attention. Hillis eventually left the Browns, signing a with the Kansas City Chiefs during the off season as a free agent.] When asked about his significant decline, Hillis pointed towards the infamous Madden curse as a factor, saying "Things didn't work in my favor this year. There's a few things that happened this year that made me believe in curses. Ain't no doubt about it."

I'm not really a believer in curses, just in creepy ass patterns

[NCRAVEN]

I vote Colin Kaepernick.

[lobachevsky]

I vote Colin Kaepernick.

Of curse!

[ActualSpamBot]

I see your two examples and raise you damn near everybody else that's been on the cover


I'm not really a believer in curses, just in creepy ass patterns

Meh, You get on the cover for being at the top of the game, and there's only one place to go from the top.

[Ravenalytics]

I feel like a great short story would be going inside the head of the selected athlete who believes in the curse, wondering when he's going to break x part of his body.