(#12) Brett Favre
- Quarterback
To celebrate the end of a long career of legendary quarterback Brett Favre, EA Sports selected the former Green Bay Packer to appear on the cover of Madden NFL 2009 in his Packer green and yellow. Favre however had other plans and came out of retirement (for the first time) to join the New York Jets. Misfortune followed the cover athlete as he was implicated in a texting scandal in 2010.
(#17) Eddie George
- Running back
After winning the Heisman Trophy in college, running back Eddie George joined the Tennessee Titans and reached the peak of his career prior to his Madden NFL 2011 cover appearance by taking the team to Super Bowl XXXIV. Unfortunately for George, the Titans fell in the Super Bowl to the St. Louis Rams.
(#14) Donovan McNabb
- Quarterback
After leading the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl, quarterback Donovan McNabb fell under the so-called Madden Curse after he appeared on the cover of the game in its 2006 edition. Just as several had before, McNabb suffered a season-ending injury during the year when he tore his ACL in a game against the Tennessee Titans.
(#9) Michael Vick
- Quarterback
Quarterback Michael Vick was selected for the Madden NFL 2004 cover for his performance with the Atlanta Falcons. One day after the video game was released he broke his leg and missed the next 11 games. Other off-field issues, including a prison stay, followed in the next few years.
(#5) Larry Fitzgerald
- Wide receiver
Alongside Troy Polamalu, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was the second player on the Madden NFL 2010 cover.
(#1) Adrian Peterson
- Running back
For Madden 25, EA Sports polled fans as to who should be on the cover. Legendary Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders defeated Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson to win the spot.
Ultimately EA Sports split the honor, leaving Sanders as the cover athlete for the XBox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, while going with Peterson for the next generation consoles, XBox One and PlayStation 4.
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