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
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.
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The promising Cleveland Browns running back said before winning the honor that he didn’t believe in the Madden Curse, then went on to rush for a mere 587 yards in an injury-riddled and controversy-plagued season. He’s since changed his tune.
