Posted on 04/17/2007 2:04:57 PM PDT by charming_harmonica
Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young will be on the cover of the EA Sports Madden 2008 video game.
A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Young’s gracing the cover of the game to The City Paper. Efforts to reach EA Sports were unsuccessful on Monday.
An official announcement is expected on Tuesday and Young will appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" as part of the kickoff promotion for the newest version the popular NFL video game that is endorsed by NFL Hall of Fame coach and analyst John Madden.
Of course, appearing on the cover of the game has produced a “jinx” of sorts in recent seasons.
Several players, including former Titan Eddie George, have graced the cover, then succumbed to injury or ineffectiveness in the season they were on the game’s front.
George was on the cover during the 2001 season, the year he suffered through a toe injury. In 2000, George had rushed for a career-high 1,509 yards. Because of the injury, George managed just 939 yards in 2001 as the Titans slumped from 13-3 to 7-9.
Other prominent players to fall victim to the Madden Curse include quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Daunte Culpepper and last year’s cover man Shaun Alexander. Young apparently will also appear in commercial spots for the game that will be aired during coverage of the NFL Draft.
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I’m not taking that...I never go against sure things.
That's just during his appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show.
Am I the only one that turns off the tv when those commercials come on?
Young already sucks. How much worse can he get?
No!!!!! If I were an NFL owner, I’d have a no-Madden clause in all of my players’ contracts.
Starting them young now, aren’t they? Who’s going to be on Madden ‘08? Darren McFadden?
DOMINATE your Fantasy Football league in 2007!
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As a Saints fan I’d have to say - yup.
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