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 | Barry Sanders - RB, Detroit Lions |
Abruptly retires after only 10 seasons in the NFL. He was arguably
still in his prime.
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| Dorsey Levens - RB, Green Bay Packers |
After recording 1,034 rushing yards in 1999, his production dropped
severly. He only rushed for 224 yards the year after he appeared on the
cover.
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| Eddie George - RB, Tennessee Titans |
Before Cover: 1,375, 3.9 ypc Averages
After Cover: 892, 3.3 ypc Averages
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| Daunte Culpepper - QB, Minnesota Vikings |
After appearing on the cover of the 2002 version, Culpepper struggled
to a 4-7 start and eventually fell to a knee injury.
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| Marshall Faulk - RB, St. Louis Rams |
After hitting the 1,000 yard rushing mark in 7 out of 9 seasons,
Faulk never hit the mark again.
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| Michael Vick - QB, Atlanta Falcons |
Literally days after Madden 2004 was released, Vick injures his
fibula and misses all but 5 games of the Atlanta Falcons season. The
Falcons ended up with a 5-11 record.
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| Ray Lewis - LB, Baltimore Ravens |
After earning the honor to appear on the 2005 edition, Lewis looked
to be the player to break the curse. But, he broke his wrist in the
second last game of the season.
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| Donovan Mcnabb - QB, Philadelphia Eagles |
After making it to the Super Bowl in 04-05, Mcnabb suffered a sports
hernia in the first game of the season, feuded all year
with Terrell Owens, and then finally decided to have his injury
surgically repaired, effectively ending his season after only 10 games.
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| Shaun Alexander - RB, Seattle Seahawks |
Never missing a game in his career before gracing the cover, the
Madden Curse proved to be too much for even Shaun Alexander as he
cracked a bone in his foot and was injured for several weeks
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