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This not-so-wild speculation courtesy of GameDaily — and seemingly confirmed Awful Announcing and by us, through a source who was at the Letterman taping that airs tonight — reveals that Brett Favre will be on the cover of the Madden 09.
According to the Facebook site for Madden NFL 09, the cover athlete is expected to be announced on April 25. Moreover, a quick check of the CBS schedule for Late Show with David Letterman shows that Favre is going to appear as one of Dave's guests tonight (April 24). For the past few years, EA has used late-night shows to announce the Madden cover. Last year Jimmy Kimmel's show was used to announce Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young for Madden 08.
Other possible cover boys are newly married and relevant Eli Manning of the New York Giants and everybody's favorite Purple Jesus, the Vikings' Adrian Peterson.
If Favre is on the cover and is still retired, what does that do to the Madden curse? Chances are either Aaron Rodgers goes down with a knee injury in Week 2 or, worse, John Madden has a heart attack and is unable to do Sunday Night Football all year.
A source at the taping describes how it went:
Brett: I have retired
Dave: Did you sign your retirement form?
Brett: I have not signed my retirement form.
(grins)
Great.
Brett Favre To Cover Madden 09 [Game Daily]
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More staying power, Favre or Weintraub? Discuss.
Willie Mayes Hayes would like to announce his retirement...and subsequent unretirment in 3 years.
Et tu Nibbles?
Peter King's Libido rating will be 115 in Madden '09.
Seems Madden is unwilling to give up Favre in his life.
Horrific tractor accident he we come.
On 08/12/2008, Peter King will purchase the following items:
- (1) Madden '09
- (5) Bottle of Astroglide
- (2) Box of Kleenex
- (2) Bottle of Vicodin
Peter King will be all over this.
Literally
The curse continues. Betcha he won't play a down all year.
Brett Favre stars in...Mr. 3000 (yards)
Finally. What Madden has wanted from Favre all these years. A facial.
The Madden curse will injure Rodgers and lead to Brett coming out of retirement just in time to beat the Cowboys at Lambeau. I will be going to said game so I really hope this happens.
I think I will take a page out of Favre's book and wash down some pain killers with some booze.
This ones for you Brett.
/raises cocktail
Woo hoo, Hank ties it at one.
My hatred for this man has controlled my brain to the point where I can't muster a feeble attempt at a joke.
When the hell is the Madden Curse going to truly come through by injuring Madden?
/Bloomin' Onion choking incident in 3...2...
Farve is the heavyweight boxer of retirees
@Nacho Friendly: Favre is the herpes of NFL quarterbacks.
@Jefferson Short Bus: Now what did herpes ever do to deserve that?
Sweet goal by Cleary.
And also, hello. Long time no DUAN.
I have never, ever, seen a goal like that. A pop up that everyone lost in the high sky that went behind Theodore. 2-1 Wings. Way to go Dan Cleary.
backspin on a puck? that seems ... unlikely.
and "Hey" Bort.
@Jefferson Short Bus: @Nacho Friendly: +1 to both, first rate analogies. I wanted to compare him to a tick bite (those fuckers never go away) but both of you trump me.
@Bort: Welcome back Bort.
could this mean a broadcasting team of Myron Cope & Max McGee as well?
Madden, you are dead to me.
Hoorah! Johann Franzen doing that thing he does. 3-1 Wings!
I am going out of my goddamn mind.
@Lizabelle: May I inquire as to why?
@Yostal: Day six of work. Consecutive. Hungry.
Hello, DU!AN.
fuck off nibbles.
Did anyone else hear about Chad Johnson and Carson Palmer getting into an altercation today?
@Rock You Like An Iracane:
hey rock. what's the rumpus?
and goodnight Avs.
Holy crap, what a bullet from Franzen
Jo-ho-hann! Two goals tonight, 4-1 Wings. Hoorah. Where is all the rum?!?
Jose can you see...yourself skating to the bench. You've been pulled.
They're chanting "TJ" in Toronto! Unfreakingbelievable! 18 in the first half for everyone's favourite point guard!
61-38 Toronto right now.
@Yostal:
There is much joy in Titletown tonight. Nothing better than stomping on your enemy.
@Slothrop:
or hockeytown.
/ass
Evening Duan! Anyone else excited for the return of Grey's Anatomy?
...No? Well fuck you too then.
Does this mean the franchise mode in Madden '09 will have a "hostage" function by which your star players won't retire until right before or after the draft?
Darn you Jean-Michael, darn you!
4-2 Wings.
Favre's Madden curse will be either an all-you-can-eat-catfish related hernia, or an Al Green-style grits fiasco.
@I Party With Supermike (mostly because Im trying to poison ...:
Actually, Ms. Slothrop and I are awaiting its return. Good, sometimes great, writing there. Often combines Gilmore Girls and ER in their primes.
While I can't say anything about ER or Gilmore Girls, I'm positive the Female Smoot agrees.
@I Party With Supermike (mostly because Im trying to poison ...:
I forget you're Smoot. Enjoy the show.
Did yall know that Nibbles now has RSS feeds for all of us? That's scary. Not that anyone would subscribe to me.
Favre's Curse: His 401k will NOT perform up to expectations!
He's a gunslinger with those high risk stocks.
@BreakfastBourbon: Both at the same time.
Why can't the Flyers hold onto a lead???
Favre DUAN: Deserves Another Undulating Noogie (for being so annoying).
I do not appreciate this invective toward the person of one Aaron Rodgers. Please cease, cease & desist.
@I Party With Supermike (mostly because Im trying to poison ...: More excited about LOST. The wife watches "Grey's Stupidity" (as I've not-so-cleverly nicknamed it).
Evening, DUAN.