Philadelphia Eagles’ Michael Vick superstitious but wants to win Madden 12 cover
Philadelphia Eagles’ star quarter-back Michael Vick wants to get on the cover of Electronic Arts Sports’ Madden NFL 2012 but is apparently superstitious about what is known as the “Madden Curse.”
The curse dates back to 2001 after Tennessee Titans running-back Eddie George appeared on the cover of Madden 2001. After he made the cover, the franchise did not make the play-offs and George had a rapid decline in performance, averaging a maximum of 3.3
yards per carry for the rest of his career.
The curse is believed to affect the person who last appears on the cover, whether from a major injury or a decline in performance. Minnesota Vikings' Daunte Culpepper threw 23 interceptions and had the most fumbles in a single season in National Football
League history after appearing on the 2002 cover. After Vick appeared on the 2004 cover, he broke his leg in the pre-season.
"I am superstitious. I won't say what kind of superstitions I have, just know I have plenty of them," Vick said. "At the time I was very superstitious. And at the time, I got injured. I broke my leg before the season. But it was God's plan. It wasn't meant
for me to be out on the football field that time. But I put my faith in a higher power now. Things that I may not want to happen, I put my faith in Him and live life."
Vick told a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area newspaper that winning the Madden cover contest would be better than having his image on the outside of Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles’ home stadium. Currently, Eagles’ receiver DeSean Jackson’s image is plastered
on the outside of the stadium.
Vick also said that he looks forward to playing Madden every year and that, after he received it as a Christmas gift in 1992, he “always played Madden.”
He also declined that EA Sports defended him when animal activists and the People for the Ethical Treatment (PETA) sent letters to the interactive entertainment video game company urging them to keep Vick off of the cover because of his dog-fighting incident.
He said that he does not pay attention to what anyone says anymore, whether it is positive or negative feedback.
Fans voted Vick past Adrian Peterson, running-back for the Minnesota Vikings, with a percentage of 59 to 41 to reach the finals after he had already beaten San Francisco 49ers line-backer Patrick Willis, Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson and Dallas
Cowboys line-backer DeMarcus Ware.
Now Vick must face Cleveland Browns running-back Peyton Hillis in the final round of voting, who was voted over Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV MVP quarter-back Aaron Rodgers.
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