Calvin Johnson, please be careful. The Lions’ wide receiver is the latest athlete to grace the cover of the Madden NFL video game, an honor fraught with peril.
The Madden Curse: A History
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Brees passed for more than 4,600 yards the season after appearing on the Madden cover, although he also threw 22 interceptions and got sacked 25 times. However, if you believe the curse has a long reach, look no further than the New Orleans Saints’ recent ‘bounty’ scandal, which resulted in league fines and the suspension of coach Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season.
