Madden 09 Site Shows Brett Favre in Buccaneers Uniform
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In a curious development the official Madden 09 website is displaying an image of currently retired but likely soon to be active cover athlete Brett Favre in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform. As of this afternoon the Favre image has replaced the Clinton Portis screenshot that had been there for quite some time.
Whether this is an indication that EA may know of an imminent development in the Brett Favre saga is not certain, but it is possible that they do have inside information and this screenshot has slipped out on accident. At the very least it shows that they are preparing for different scenarios. Regardless of what team Favre ends up on they’ll likely have screenshots such as this one ready to go when the news breaks. A special edition cover seems like a possibility as the packaging for the initial run of the game has already been completed.
Update: The Favre screenshot has since been pulled from the site where now Braylon Edwards is featured. I did manage to save the full screenshot before it was removed. Now it is clear that this went live on the site in error. Whether it has any meaning other than being a prepared screen in case he is traded to the Bucs I suppose we won’t know until there is news one way or the other on the Favre situation.
July 28, 2008 at 1:39 pm
that don’t look right
July 28, 2008 at 1:41 pm
no it doesent wheres his beard
July 28, 2008 at 1:50 pm
bring it on Favre, the saints will destroy you.
July 28, 2008 at 1:57 pm
@ Gossennator…
The Saints?!? Bwahahaha!!!
July 28, 2008 at 2:01 pm
EA probably made screens with him in a bunch of different possible teams uniforms so when the story breaks they can post it up and somebody must of accidentally put up this screen.
July 28, 2008 at 2:01 pm
5th
July 28, 2008 at 2:08 pm
[quote comment="30219"]EA probably made screens with him in a bunch of different possible teams uniforms so when the story breaks they can post it up and somebody must of accidentally put up this screen.[/quote]
I would hope that person got some kind of discipline.
July 28, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Yeah I’m thinking they made a screen of him with a bunch of different teams. Just to be prepared when it happens.
July 28, 2008 at 2:49 pm
[quote comment="30219"]EA probably made screens with him in a bunch of different possible teams uniforms so when the story breaks they can post it up and somebody must of accidentally put up this screen.[/quote]
you are probably right
check out ign.com
they got pics of favre on the Bears, Vikings, Jets and Bucs.
July 28, 2008 at 3:31 pm
the bucs didnt recieve permission to even talk to farve yet. only the jets have. this screenshot is just a mistake
July 28, 2008 at 3:35 pm
While i cant see him in anything but a Packers uniform, as a Bucs fan, ill take it@!!
July 28, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I have the answer as to why that Brett Favre screen shot was on the Madden 09 website!
EA simulated seasons with Brett Favre on rival teams I just saw it on http://www.sportsgamer.com So thats where the screens came from they have ones with him on the Bears,Vikings,Jets as well so no EA doesnt have any inside info on what is going to happen with Brett Favre.
Here is a link to it.
http://www.sportsgamer.com/content/1714/ea-sports-simulates-nfl-seasonwith-brett-favre-on-rival-teams/
July 28, 2008 at 3:59 pm
hey alex1 pay attention yes the bucs have been given permission!
July 28, 2008 at 4:52 pm
how about the jets they have a better chance of getting favre considering gruden is not 100 percent sold on sitting garcia and the bucs could appear in the playoffs against the pack so how about broadway brett
July 28, 2008 at 5:01 pm
We know something’s going to happen, because the Packers don’t want Favre to show up at camp tomorrow, which he is supposed to do if Ted Thompson doesn’t work something out.
July 28, 2008 at 5:47 pm
God, he looks horrible in that ugly ass uniform. Packer management needs to not only let him come back but welcome him with the starters spot. This whole incident is a nasty stain on the Packers image. We all know that the NFL is a business but this is insane. Favre is the face of that franchise and will be for a looooong time so the man deserves some loyalty. Hes done more for that city than the Packers have. I pulled for the Packers last yr in the playoffs because i wanted to see Favre win it all. This yr, im hoping the Packers go 0-16 and see their ticket attendance drop to damn near zero. I’ll pray for everything to go bad with that organazation because of their treatment of a future Hall of Famer.
July 28, 2008 at 6:29 pm
[quote comment="30235"]God, he looks horrible in that ugly ass uniform. Packer management needs to not only let him come back but welcome him with the starters spot. This whole incident is a nasty stain on the Packers image. We all know that the NFL is a business but this is insane. Favre is the face of that franchise and will be for a looooong time so the man deserves some loyalty. Hes done more for that city than the Packers have. I pulled for the Packers last yr in the playoffs because i wanted to see Favre win it all. This yr, im hoping the Packers go 0-16 and see their ticket attendance drop to damn near zero. I’ll pray for everything to go bad with that organazation because of their treatment of a future Hall of Famer.[/quote]
You have to realize that the Packers can’t go through with this all the time. every year it’s the same thing from favre will he retire or will he not. Now he finally retired and the Packers are moving on with Aaron Rodgers. They can’t just keep Rodgers on the bench his entire career. I’m glad the Packers aren’t taking him back because it proves that they are commited to Rodgers which they should be.
July 28, 2008 at 8:11 pm
favre retired he told the packers and the nfl hes done the packers dont need to welcome him back and good thing there not making him the starter
July 29, 2008 at 5:07 am
Lets bring Favre to the Bears…. imagine the attendance records that game would have if Brett comes running out of the tunnel in Chicago in blue and orange….haha … then my Bears can finally put Grossman on a clip board like he belongs
July 29, 2008 at 6:17 am
[quote comment="30228"]hey alex1 pay attention yes the bucs have been given permission![/quote]
ok shawn i guess ESPN lied to me…
July 29, 2008 at 7:52 am
Alex you can’t always believe ESPN they arent always right
July 29, 2008 at 8:11 am
[quote comment="30270"]Alex you can’t always believe ESPN they arent always right[/quote]
i have never heard a lie come from espn
July 29, 2008 at 8:42 am
IGN has two more photos of Brett Favre, one as a New York Jet and another as a Minnesota Viking: http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14229536/madden-nfl-09/images/madden-nfl-09-20080728022112340.html
July 29, 2008 at 10:25 am
As soon as the Pack starts 0-3, Favre will be the starter….
July 29, 2008 at 1:53 pm
alex1, get a new source for up to the minute NFL information.
http://pewterreport.com/articles/view/4347
July 29, 2008 at 2:28 pm
This isn’t a big deal at all on the website they had Favre in a Vikings uniform, a Jets uniform, a Bears uniform, as well as a Buccaneers uniform so there is no inside information lmao. Why would they put him in a Vikings and Bears uniform? There is no way that the Packers would trade him within their division. Anyways… I AM SO TIRED OF BRETT FAVRE!
July 29, 2008 at 2:35 pm
ROFL ESPN has never lied to you? ESPN is a joke they just hire former sports stars thinking it will work. Then they fire people like Harold Reynolds and keep people like Tom Jackson. They make fun of soccer and then when it comes to World Cup time they advertise it because they know it will bring in ratings and make the USA team look good even though they always suck. They are very biased and like bOOm said they are not always as up too the minute as they say. “The worldwide leader in sports”? LOL thats almost as funny as EA Sports saying “If is in the game, its in the game”.
July 29, 2008 at 2:41 pm
LOL, New England Patriots will swoop him up and let him sit on the bench he doesnt mind as long as he gets a ring, lol
July 29, 2008 at 2:55 pm
this is great haha favre the farmer
July 29, 2008 at 3:11 pm
if traded guarenteed he will end up playing in a jets uniform
July 29, 2008 at 3:53 pm
He just faxed reinstatement
July 29, 2008 at 7:44 pm
[quote comment="30295"]alex1, get a new source for up to the minute NFL information.
http://pewterreport.com/articles/view/4347/quote
i love that kids are going to websites just go proove me wrong. get a life kids
July 29, 2008 at 8:40 pm
[quote comment="30321"][quote comment="30295"]alex1, get a new source for up to the minute NFL information.
http://pewterreport.com/articles/view/4347/quote
i love that kids are going to websites just go proove me wrong. get a life kids[/quote]
well dude your arguing with him and proving u wrong was the only way to shut u up
July 30, 2008 at 12:24 pm
read the last sentence of my reply to you. and stop going on with this. u are spamming up pastas forums
July 30, 2008 at 12:59 pm
i wasent even involved in the argument but its really annoying when kids think their smart and all and then get proved wrong and say something so stupid
July 31, 2008 at 7:06 am
why delete my replys pasta? is that nesecary? im trying to proove this idiot pat kid wrong.
July 31, 2008 at 9:05 am
[quote comment="30407"]why delete my replys pasta? is that nesecary? im trying to proove this idiot pat kid wrong.[/quote]
lol wow u just made ur self look really stupid u said ur trying to prove me wrong but when u get proved wrong u call everyone little kids and things like that seriously there should be an age limit for everything like internet and xbox live and ps3 online u kids say the stupidest things
July 31, 2008 at 1:50 pm
[quote comment="30417"][quote comment="30407"]why delete my replys pasta? is that nesecary? im trying to proove this idiot pat kid wrong.[/quote]
lol wow u just made ur self look really stupid u said ur trying to prove me wrong but when u get proved wrong u call everyone little kids and things like that seriously there should be an age limit for everything like internet and xbox live and ps3 online u kids say the stupidest things[/quote]
what the hell are you talking about? you type like your 11. grow up kid.
July 31, 2008 at 3:59 pm
grow up kid lol thats funny and the way i type is called aol talk maybe ur too young to know what that is and ur wrong like just admit it once again another thing that annoys me about little kids is that they cant admit there wrong even when clearley they are wrong
July 31, 2008 at 6:32 pm
if you were truly matured like most people that arent 11 like you, you would be typing correctly because that’s what the real world is all about. you can’t use AOL lingo when you get a job. please now grow up and stop replying idiotic messages to me. if it makes you stop then ill say that i am wrong even though i am clearly not
July 31, 2008 at 7:21 pm
i already graduated highschool and i could care less about how i talk ill talk however i want u got a problem then i rele dont care and aol lingo lol c’mon bro stop trying to use big words to make u sound older …….sorry im gonna keep talking how im talking with my “aol lingo” as say so deal wit it
July 31, 2008 at 7:57 pm
ok your completly right. i am a total idiot for ever arguing with you. sorry mr.pat…..
July 31, 2008 at 8:34 pm
oooo so now ur being sacrastic bro grow up and ill have a real agrument when u go through puberty
August 1, 2008 at 1:30 pm
k sry my bad bro.
December 19, 2008 at 2:46 am
brett favre rocks i am his biggggggggggest fan and i love him soooooooooooooooooo much