The notorious Madden curse seems to be again as Madden NFL 25 cowl star Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers has been dominated out for 4 video games.
Sky News reported on McCaffrey’s shift to the injured reserve checklist as a consequence of calf tightness and achilles tendinitis one month after he graced the quilt of the most recent American soccer entry from EA Sports activities, which arrived August 13, 2024.
McCaffrey might return as early as October 10 to play in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks so hopefully this damage scare is not too severe, nevertheless it does convey the so-called Madden curse to thoughts. This fan concept suggests any athlete who seems on the quilt of Madden NFL suffers a downturn of their profession, both from an damage or usually underperforming.
CBS Sports analyzed the historical past of the Madden curse upon McCaffrey’s announcement as 2024’s cowl star, deeming that, between 2000 and 2024, 58% of gamers struggled after showing on the quilt. McCaffrey might tick that share up a contact, nevertheless.
The damage hopefully will not derail McCaffrey’s profession or the 49ers’ season, in fact, and undoubtedly will not have an effect on his look on the quilt of Madden NFL 25.
The final memorable occasion of a significant change to the quilt of a sports activities title was maybe with NBA 2K18, when star Kyrie Irving demanded a commerce from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics after 2K Sports activities had already printed the sport’s promotional materials. It subsequently needed to order the Cavaliers model scrapped and reshoot and reprint each cowl with Irving in Boston Celtics gear.
IGN’s Madden NFL 25 overview returned a 6/10. We mentioned: “There are a number of on-field enhancements to love in Madden NFL 25, however most have been lengthy overdue, and so they do not offset all the identical issues that weren’t addressed elsewhere.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.