The Madden Curse: Bringin' it back!

Last week, the average bro wrote about conspiracies in the NFL Draft. None of them came true. Today, guest blogger, Andrew Rago, brings us back to conspiracies. There's no doubting this one!

As any Maddenite knows, the privilege of gracing the cover of EA Sports Madden video game comes with a price. 

Eddie George was the first official  Madden cover-athlete in 2001(Garrison Hearst and Dorsey Levens made the cover on alternate versions before Eddie George). He went on to have arguably his best season, rushing for 1,509 yards and 14 touchdowns, but a bobbled pass in the playoff game against Baltimore was returned for a touchdown, and sealed Tennessee’s fate. Eddie George’s career was never the same, always hobbled by injuries. Eddie’s yards-per-carry for his next four seasons were a measly 3.0, 3.4 and 3.3 in his final two seasons as a pro. Many claim this to be the birth of the madden curse, but was it?

On the official Madden 2000 cover, John Madden is prominently featured, but there is a visible player in the background.

It's kind of a big deal: Calvin Johnson

Hello Pros and Bros out there! And welcome to a new article series where we discuss the signings of the free agency period and trades. Since it's a big time for the NFL we'll be mainly focusing on that but there will be more! You just wait!

Today were going to talk about a deal that just got done.

Calvin Johnson signs with the Detroit Lions for 7 years $130 Million!

 

Woah! I don't know how to put this, but...It's kind of a big deal! 

Calvin scored big with this deal and he deserves it. There is no better deep threat in the league today then Megatron himself. He is not the sole reason for the Detroit Lions turn around this year, but he is a massive part of it. Without him, Matthew Stafford doesn't grow into the QB he became this year. Brandon Pettigrew can only do so much.