Brett Favre is the Madden 09 cover athlete

by pastapadre
Posted April 24th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

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.

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http://themaddenlab.com/ thekid910

I called this on themaddenlab forums, i said favre or taylor would be on the cover
http://themaddenlab.com/ thekid910

I called this on themaddenlab forums, i said favre or taylor would be on the cover
http://themaddenlab.com thekid910

I called this on themaddenlab forums, i said favre or taylor would be on the cover
hawknation515

Great pick!
hawknation515

Great pick!
hawknation515

Great pick!
hawknation515

Great pick!
OSU4Life

Horrible decision. Why put someone that isn’t even in the game on the cover? Makes no sense. Should have been Tom Brady or Randy Moss. They did way more than Favre did last season. EA once again needs to step it up. WOW. Looks like I’m going to change my cover as soon as I get the game.
OSU4Life

Horrible decision. Why put someone that isn’t even in the game on the cover? Makes no sense. Should have been Tom Brady or Randy Moss. They did way more than Favre did last season. EA once again needs to step it up. WOW. Looks like I’m going to change my cover as soon as I get the game.
http://worldserious08.blogspot.com/ Joe D.

I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.
http://worldserious08.blogspot.com/ Joe D.

I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.
http://worldserious08.blogspot.com/ Joe D.

I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.
http://worldserious08.blogspot.com Joe D.

I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.
darkheath

[quote comment="18868"]I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.[/quote]

As a Rams fan for years… thats exactly how I felt about Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Augh!!! The Niners beat the Rams 18 times in a row!!! Augh… I hate them guys!!! But damn are they good… and most importantly… up-standing citizens and role models. I wish more were like them these days.

Oh… and for what it’s worth… I wish Moss or Owens or Chad J. was on the cover this year, too. Maybe then the Madden Curse could get rid of those nutsacks.
darkheath

[quote comment="18868"]I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.[/quote]

As a Rams fan for years… thats exactly how I felt about Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Augh!!! The Niners beat the Rams 18 times in a row!!! Augh… I hate them guys!!! But damn are they good… and most importantly… up-standing citizens and role models. I wish more were like them these days.

Oh… and for what it’s worth… I wish Moss or Owens or Chad J. was on the cover this year, too. Maybe then the Madden Curse could get rid of those nutsacks.
darkheath

[quote comment="18868"]I hate the Packers. But, I respect Brett Favre. I loved watching him play, especially in that overtime game on MNF in Denver with the 60-yd TD pass for the win. I mean, if he was a Bear, I’d love him even more, but as long as he was in a Packer jersey, I couldn’t stand him, but I respected him. In all, good choice EA, I’m proud to have him on my box.[/quote]

As a Rams fan for years… thats exactly how I felt about Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Augh!!! The Niners beat the Rams 18 times in a row!!! Augh… I hate them guys!!! But damn are they good… and most importantly… up-standing citizens and role models. I wish more were like them these days.

Oh… and for what it’s worth… I wish Moss or Owens or Chad J. was on the cover this year, too. Maybe then the Madden Curse could get rid of those nutsacks.
http://www.maddenplanet.com/ Kev5890

FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage!
http://www.maddenplanet.com Kev5890

FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage!
http://nfl.com/ bigb
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Mark

that was pretty cool…actually gave me goose-bumps. sick favre good choice
Mark

that was pretty cool…actually gave me goose-bumps. sick favre good choice
Mark

that was pretty cool…actually gave me goose-bumps. sick favre good choice
Mark

that was pretty cool…actually gave me goose-bumps. sick favre good choice
Ryan

Brett Favre is the man. This is the best choice EA could have made. Period.
Ryan

Brett Favre is the man. This is the best choice EA could have made. Period.
Ryan

Brett Favre is the man. This is the best choice EA could have made. Period.
Ryan

Brett Favre is the man. This is the best choice EA could have made. Period.
Beau

[quote comment="18870"]FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage![/quote]

i can’t get the site to load for some reason…?
Beau

[quote comment="18870"]FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage![/quote]

i can’t get the site to load for some reason…?
Beau

[quote comment="18870"]FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage![/quote]

i can’t get the site to load for some reason…?
Beau

[quote comment="18870"]FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage![/quote]

i can’t get the site to load for some reason…?
http://nfl.com/ bigb

Kev5890 wrote:

FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage!

the website won’t load for nothing!!!
http://nfl.com/ bigb

Kev5890 wrote:

FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage!

the website won’t load for nothing!!!
http://nfl.com/ bigb

Kev5890 wrote:

FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage!

the website won’t load for nothing!!!
http://nfl.com bigb

Kev5890 wrote:

FIRST MADDEN 09 VIDEO:

We have the first footage of Madden 09, which can be seen here:
http://www.madden04.com/maddenplanet/

First video on the right side

The clip of 09 is real gameplay footage!

the website won’t load for nothing!!!
http://www.maddenplanet.com Kev5890

It loads now

it was getting hit hard last night
http://www.maddenplanet.com/ Kev5890

It loads now

it was getting hit hard last night
http://www.maddenplanet.com/ Kev5890

It loads now

it was getting hit hard last night
Dre

I guess we’ll get some ben-gay to go with the game since Favre is the cover athelete.
Dre

I guess we’ll get some ben-gay to go with the game since Favre is the cover athelete.
Dre

I guess we’ll get some ben-gay to go with the game since Favre is the cover athelete.
Dre

I guess we’ll get some ben-gay to go with the game since Favre is the cover athelete.
Eski

The cover looks sweet….If EA was going classic they could have used Eric Hipple or Vince Evans…
Eski

The cover looks sweet….If EA was going classic they could have used Eric Hipple or Vince Evans…
Cav3atEmper0r

What if Favre gets injured in a freak fishing accident ? Would that count ?
Cav3atEmper0r

What if Favre gets injured in a freak fishing accident ? Would that count ?
Cav3atEmper0r

What if Favre gets injured in a freak fishing accident ? Would that count ?