The Madden Cover Jinx Strikes Again!
What a day for the Green Bay Packers and the NFL. Today GB traded their legendary QB, Brett Favre, to the NY Jets. Back when Favre retired soon after the hugest Superbowl upset in NFL history, there was a sense on how long Favre could stay retired. He just had one of his best NFL years, statistically, last year and was one game away from being in the Superbowl. So it was only time before Favre would get that “itch” back to play again.
Who knows who is to blame on how exactly this trade came about. You really can’t blame GB for trying to move on and hand over the reins to their young QB, Aaron Rodgers, but I am sure there is a ton of criticism on how it was handled. Bottom line Favre wanted to play somewhere, anywhere. Now he is a Jet and will make them a better team, no question about that.
But when I noticed Favre on the cover of ‘09 Madden NFL football game, the “Cover Jinx” immediately came to mind. I mean, since 2000, almost every single player that was featured on the Madden cover, either had a terrible season, or simply got hurt and did not finish the year playing. Now Favre is on the cover, and I am not saying he will have a terrible year or worse, get hurt, but will actually be playing for an NFL team other than GB, for the first time in his 17-year career. I wish him well and the NFL is better off having such a great player still in the NFL. But this cover jinx is not on Favre, but rather the GB Packers and their fans.
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