Brett Favre is the Madden 09 cover athlete
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He may be retired but Brett Favre is the cover athlete for Madden NFL 09. This is the first time a non-active player has been selected for the cover. The news comes out of an appearance on the David Letterman show tonight (which tapes earlier in the day) and has been confirmed by GameDaily. There is also a show on the NFL Network scheduled for Saturday at 10am ET that will showcase the history of Brett Favre and the Madden franchise. The official press release is expected Friday morning.
It is fitting that Favre will represent the 20th Anniversary of Madden. His long and storied career can be revisted in the same manner that EA Sports will be doing with the 20th anniversary of Madden.
April 24, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Good stuff
April 24, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I saw this coming a mile away.
Cue John madden loves Favre joke
April 24, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Very disappointing.
April 24, 2008 at 12:47 pm
i thought da birthday boy guaranteed it was fred taylor or david garrard? lol
April 24, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I love it great news. Brett Farve is great choice for cover athlete and there won’t be any injury due to the madden curse.
April 24, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I love it!!!!!!!! old school baby
April 24, 2008 at 1:05 pm
[quote comment="18755"]i thought da birthday boy guaranteed it was fred taylor or david garrard? lol[/quote]
Lmao…Da Birthday Boy is hilarious.
April 24, 2008 at 1:10 pm
How is he going to be on the cover when you won’t be able to play with him in the game.
April 24, 2008 at 1:11 pm
sigh… just a plain disappointment
April 24, 2008 at 1:15 pm
[quote comment="18754"]Very disappointing.[/quote]
No way. This is great. Now AD doesn’t have to go on the cover and worry about the “curse.”
April 24, 2008 at 1:16 pm
[quote comment="18761"]How is he going to be on the cover when you won’t be able to play with him in the game.[/quote]
he could be in as a historic player. remember they have guys like Barry Sanders in the game. so you could be able to play with him in that way at least
April 24, 2008 at 1:16 pm
[quote comment="18756"]I love it great news. Brett Farve is great choice for cover athlete and there won’t be any injury due to the madden curse.[/quote]
Don’t forget that Brett Favre hasn’t officially submitted his retirement papers to the NFL yet and was quoted saying that if the conditions were right where he would be needed (ie Aaron Rodgers gets hurt or is Abysmal) he would be open to returning to the Packers. So with that in mind it is still possible that the much heralded “Madden Curse” in fact could affect Brett Favre.
Sorry to spoil your fun Packer fan.
April 24, 2008 at 1:18 pm
[quote comment="18766"][quote comment="18761"]How is he going to be on the cover when you won’t be able to play with him in the game.[/quote]
he could be in as a historic player. remember they have guys like Barry Sanders in the game. so you could be able to play with him in that way at least[/quote]
Hmm, Madden was on the cover for the 1st 10yrs or so and you weren’t able to play with him either.
April 24, 2008 at 1:18 pm
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.
That’s where GameDaily gets their info, Facebook? Tomorrow was supposed to be a big event and now all the info is ruined due to this.
April 24, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Just a side note Bret Favre will be the only white guy other than John Madden to be on the Madden Cover. Just thought it was interesting. Especially since there have been four quarterbacks on the cover, the only position that seems to be predominately white. Again not racist just thought was interesting.
April 24, 2008 at 1:22 pm
At least one thing hasn’t been announced and that’s the broadcast team being announced tomorrow, Earl happened to unaware of this pick and in a total opposite direction, sorry if he let you down.
April 24, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Great choice! Hopefully he announces he will be back for one more year tonight on Letterman!
April 24, 2008 at 1:28 pm
I’d cross out Gumbel as the announcer since he turned his announcing duties over to someone else on the NFL Network.
April 24, 2008 at 1:31 pm
[quote comment="18767"][quote comment="18756"]I love it great news. Brett Farve is great choice for cover athlete and there won’t be any injury due to the madden curse.[/quote]
Don’t forget that Brett Favre hasn’t officially submitted his retirement papers to the NFL yet and was quoted saying that if the conditions were right where he would be needed (ie Aaron Rodgers gets hurt or is Abysmal) he would be open to returning to the Packers. So with that in mind it is still possible that the much heralded “Madden Curse” in fact could affect Brett Favre.
Sorry to spoil your fun Packer fan.[/quote]
1. Not a packer fan
2. Retirement papers don’t make a difference besides it being official that he retired. You can unretire the same way right in the middle of the season.
3. Even if Farve was to come back he isn’t going to miss a game because of injury.
April 24, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Well they will be tomorrow, and Earl already knows who they are.
April 24, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Madden 96 had two white players on the box cover.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/Madden_NFL_%2796_Coverart.png
April 24, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Huh??? I find that totally baffling. The Madden cover usually ties into the new big feature of the game in some way. What is the new feature this year?? Retirement mode?? Ability to throw into triple coverage for INTs?
How does having a player that doesn’t do a lot of press, doesn’t go to parties, doesn’t play video games, and ISN’T CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE NFL help promote your game in anyway?
Why not just slap Madden on the cover for the 20th edition? That makes 100x more sense than this.
EA is more clueless than ever. Sounds to me like they signed a deal with Farve already and then he retired and they are too lazy or unable to back out of it.
April 24, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I Wish he was going he was on it
April 24, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Brett my boy there we go Go Packer!!! Pac attack!
April 24, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Perfect choice. And they haven’t always picked someone with a new feature in the game. Just some years. I’m still pretty convinced that Madden himself will be on the collector’s edition. That’s how they did it in 2007 with the Hall of Fame edition.
I’m also VERY glad that it isn’t Adrian Peterson. I like that guy.
April 24, 2008 at 1:47 pm
[quote comment="18782"]I Wish he was going he was on it[/quote]
Uh… what?
Really people… what’s the point of posting something if you are totally incoherent?
April 24, 2008 at 1:47 pm
[quote comment="18781"]Huh??? I find that totally baffling. The Madden cover usually ties into the new big feature of the game in some way. What is the new feature this year?? Retirement mode?? Ability to throw into triple coverage for INTs?
How does having a player that doesn’t do a lot of press, doesn’t go to parties, doesn’t play video games, and ISN’T CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE NFL help promote your game in anyway?
Why not just slap Madden on the cover for the 20th edition? That makes 100x more sense than this.
EA is more clueless than ever. Sounds to me like they signed a deal with Farve already and then he retired and they are too lazy or unable to back out of it.[/quote]
Perhaps this is their way of saying that everything that we know and loved about the Madden series is coming back. A retro Madden —> Think Madden 05 meets Madden Next Gen. One can only hope anyways.
April 24, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Haha My Bad youbewrong I didn’t realize.
April 24, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I like Favre but I was hoping EA would go classic with John Madden on the cover. So, in a way, it is disappointing.
Will the Collector’s Edition have a different cover?
I would have preferred a collage of all of the past covers with Madden busting through (to hide the Vick cover).
Regardless, it is what is inside the cover that counts most….
April 24, 2008 at 1:56 pm
[quote comment="18789"]I like Favre but I was hoping EA would go classic with John Madden on the cover. So, in a way, it is disappointing.
Will the Collector’s Edition have a different cover?
I would have preferred a collage of all of the past covers with Madden busting through (to hide the Vick cover).
Regardless, it is what is inside the cover that counts most….[/quote]
How about John Madden sitting in his office with ALL of the games sitting on his desk and on the shelves with him looking amazed at a pitbull tearing apart the 2004? Vick game.
I’d buy that.
April 24, 2008 at 2:00 pm
[quote comment="18786"][quote comment="18782"]I Wish he was going he was on it[/quote]
Uh… what?
Really people… what’s the point of posting something if you are totally incoherent?[/quote]
Hey Monkey it was a type-o.Dummy
April 24, 2008 at 2:06 pm
omg da birthday boy u act like u run everything just stop and this so gay no disrespect to favre but active players belong on da cover
April 24, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I’m a dummy because no one can understand you? I still don’t know what you were trying to say.
Monkeys are fun. Here’s some poo. *fling*
April 24, 2008 at 2:16 pm
[quote comment="18781"]Huh??? I find that totally baffling. The Madden cover usually ties into the new big feature of the game in some way. What is the new feature this year?? Retirement mode?? Ability to throw into triple coverage for INTs?
How does having a player that doesn’t do a lot of press, doesn’t go to parties, doesn’t play video games, and ISN’T CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE NFL help promote your game in anyway?
Why not just slap Madden on the cover for the 20th edition? That makes 100x more sense than this.
EA is more clueless than ever. Sounds to me like they signed a deal with Farve already and then he retired and they are too lazy or unable to back out of it.[/quote]
How about he’s been the face of football for over a decade? Name another player that would promote Madden any better (as if they need to use a cover athlete to sell the game, people would buy it if they put Ryan Leaf on the cover). Besides, Favre is, at least presumably, Madden’s favorite player.
April 24, 2008 at 2:16 pm
The Favre retirement act got old years ago – along with the canonization.
I really don’t care one way or another, but I am beginning to think I’m being tailed by someone at EA who is learning all my likes and dislikes – then forwards info to headquarters so they can annoy me further
April 24, 2008 at 2:25 pm
It should have been Adrian Peterson or Shaun Taylor since he died ya’know
April 24, 2008 at 2:25 pm
this is some bull…
April 24, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Is this a subtle way of EA saying that the Injury feature is disabled???? j/k
April 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm
test
April 24, 2008 at 2:33 pm
DEF not Taylor then you would have to put the other 4 or 5 NFL Players that died in the past 2 years on the cover
April 24, 2008 at 2:34 pm
[quote comment="18760"][quote comment="18755"]i thought da birthday boy guaranteed it was fred taylor or david garrard? lol[/quote]
Lmao…Da Birthday Boy is hilarious.[/quote]
[quote comment="18795"]omg da birthday boy u act like u run everything just stop and this so gay no disrespect to favre but active players belong on da cover[/quote]
Thanks for mentioning my name, but sorry this info comes from Earl.
April 24, 2008 at 2:36 pm
This now makes Madden ‘09 a must-bye for me. Hellz ya.
April 24, 2008 at 3:16 pm
[quote comment="18797"]I’m a dummy because no one can understand you? I still don’t know what you were trying to say.
Monkeys are fun. Here’s some poo. *fling*[/quote]
You can already tell you a kid
April 24, 2008 at 3:28 pm
How can you tell “you” a kid. Is it from my articulate writing skills and command of our native language? I may be a kid (I will not deny that)… but I’ve been around the sun 41 times.
April 24, 2008 at 3:47 pm
i might actually buy this now.
April 24, 2008 at 3:47 pm
[quote comment="18772"]At least one thing hasn’t been announced and that’s the broadcast team being announced tomorrow, Earl happened to unaware of this pick and in a total opposite direction, sorry if he let you down.[/quote]
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The announce team has been announced. Troy Aikman and Joe Buck will get the honors for madden O9. Madden himself will be in the game but will be used for the tutorials while Chris Berman and Tom Jackson will do the pre/post game studio stuff.
JUST KIDDING…….DID I GET YOU???????
April 24, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Tim…
that would be pretty sweet. They have the whole stable of ESPN announcers and have done NOTHING with them nor the license itself. Four years after 2K5 and I’m pretty sure we will still not see anything as impressive.
2k5’s halftime show and weekly rundown were top-notch and (very apparently) way ahead of it’s time.
A silent tear for the demise of the franchise. :’(
April 24, 2008 at 4:23 pm
[quote comment="18825"][quote comment="18772"]At least one thing hasn’t been announced and that’s the broadcast team being announced tomorrow, Earl happened to unaware of this pick and in a total opposite direction, sorry if he let you down.[/quote]
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The announce team has been announced. Troy Aikman and Joe Buck will get the honors for madden O9. Madden himself will be in the game but will be used for the tutorials while Chris Berman and Tom Jackson will do the pre/post game studio stuff.
JUST KIDDING…….DID I GET YOU???????
Madden will be “used in a way you wouldn’t expect” so you have no idea basically because you wouldn’t expect it.
Announcers should be exciting tomorrow.
April 24, 2008 at 4:30 pm
That is a great move. Good for both sides!
April 24, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Also looks like Madden will definitely have online leagues this year, as well as confirmed ability to save replays, a lot more major features are coming in the next couple days , check out the details :
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