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- 21st annual edition of the Madden franchise
- Anticipated release for all major consoles as well as PC
- Release date: August 14, 2009Joystiq: Madden NFL 10 tackles retail on August 14th (March 31, 2009)
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Madden Curse
Many fans and even some players have long-held the belief that appearing on the cover of a Madden game brings bad luck for the coming season. Some of the more interesting victims of the "curse" are:- Barry Sanders (2000) Retired prior to start of the season
- Daunte Culpepper (2002) Had one of the worst seasons of his career and suffered a mid-season back injury that benched him for the remainder of the year
- Michael Vick (2004) Suffered a broken fibula and played only the last five games of the season
- Shaun Alexander (2007) Suffered a fracture and failed to break 1,000 yards for the first time in seven years
- Brett Favre (2009) Appeared on the cover in a Green Bay Packers uniform after his NFL retirement was announced. Favre came out of retirement between his cover athlete debut and the beginning of the season only to lost a bitter contract negotiation with the Packers. Favre was then picked up by the New York Jets where he failed to lead his new team to the playoffs.Snopes.com: The Madden Curse
