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Favre chosen for Madden 09 cover

nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
edited April 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3366051

The upcoming release of Madden NFL 09 on August 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the highly successful video game franchise. This milestone of longevity could help explain why the game's producer, EA Sports, seemed to have been in a nostalgic mood with an eye towards history when selecting this year's cover athlete. Instead of going with a bright young star of the game, as has been the tradition since Madden 2001, they chose a man who had been a dominant force in the NFL over much of the 20 year history of the video game, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Having announced his retirement in early March, Favre becomes the first non-active player to appear on the game's cover.


"Madden NFL Football and Brett Favre are sports icons who have set the standard and revolutionized their positions within their respective genres," said Madden NFL Executive Producer Dale Jackson. "Brett Favre is a perfect fit for the Madden NFL 09 cover, as he epitomizes everything the franchise has stood for the past 20 years - longevity, excellence, and a love of football."

Favre's legacy is cemented as one of the most beloved players of his generation and one of the most admired NFL players to ever grace the cover of Madden NFL. The future Hall of Famer is the league's only three-time Most Valuable Player and he holds the NFL record for most consecutive starts for quarterbacks. He completed his 17-year career as the NFL's all-time leader in touchdowns, completions, attempts, yards, and wins.
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  • butterfly1butterfly1 Posts: 372
    Unless he pulls a comeback!!
  • booomm11booomm11 Posts: 865
    thank God!!! i was hearing rumors it was gonna be Westbrook.
    being so KiND.. tO LEt me RiDe!!!
  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    booomm11 wrote:
    thank God!!! i was hearing rumors it was gonna be Westbrook.
    yeah, we don't need that jinx, thank you. :)
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    nic are you a favre fan? a football video game fan? i thought you were eagles or else!
    I love to turn you on
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,522
    yeah really happy it isn't eli manning this game cover is the kiss of death for all who have graced the cover of it ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    That is pretty cool.

    I wonder if Madden's crush on Favre had anything to do with the decision. ;)

    But seriously, it's a nice tribute.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
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    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
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    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Cool :D
  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    nic are you a favre fan? a football video game fan? i thought you were eagles or else!
    no, i love brett favre above all else....including the eagles.
  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,337
    whew, at least eli manning didn't make it. we know that's worse than the sports illustrated curse...
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    awesome!
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    Very classy move by EA - way to go Favre!
    My lips are shaking.......
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    These will be hot in Wisconsin on the day of release. lol :)
  • jordn6971jordn6971 Posts: 675
    Nice, it will be good to have a Madden where the Packers are great again.
    "There was a band playing in my head, and I felt like getting high"
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,533
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    whew, at least eli manning didn't make it. we know that's worse than the sports illustrated curse...

    im very happy its not Eli.
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  • PJ_SalukiPJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    I'm just glad there are still memorials to Favre all these years after his death. What? He's not dead? Coulda fooled me, and I was one of the wusses who got a little misty watching his presser.
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  • justjoshingujustjoshingu Posts: 538
    Stay classy farvre
    mean people suck!
    but nice people sw****w

  • given2fly10given2fly10 Posts: 485
    shoulda went to eli and the G-MEN
    And he still gives his love, he just gives it away, The love he receives is the love that is saved, And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky, A human being that was given to fly

    no bed=no brian

    coke sucks
  • maccimacci Posts: 1,057
    given2fly10 wrote:
    shoulda went to eli and the G-MEN

    If you're a G-men fan, you may not want that since every player that gets put on that damn cover gets hurt or has a miserable next season!!!
    My lips are shaking.......
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,533
    maybe now favre will come back and end up throwing tons of picks. oh wait thats been happening for years anyway.

    without that SB win Favre wouldnt even be a big deal anywhere besides GB.
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    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
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  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    I heart brett favre!
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  • MyHandsBoundMyHandsBound Posts: 698
    how come madden's not on it......not that I care but seriously
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    MyHandsBound wrote:
    how come madden's not on it......not that I care but seriously

    He used to be on the cover every year until 1999 and then they started picking out a player to be on the cover.

    I still remember playing Madden Football on my Commodore 64 back in 1988.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    nfanel wrote:
    no, i love brett favre above all else....including the eagles.

    ah christ...nothin' worse than a female favre fan!!! ;)
    I love to turn you on
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    given2fly10 wrote:
    shoulda went to eli and the G-MEN
    agreed :D:D
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    Once I get out of this town


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  • InHiding19InHiding19 Posts: 2,385
    Madden says Favre 50 times on each broadcast........the packers are often not playing
    Out of the Blue and Into the Black................Uncle Neil Philly 08 here I come!!!!
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    maybe now favre will come back and end up throwing tons of picks. oh wait thats been happening for years anyway.

    without that SB win Favre wouldnt even be a big deal anywhere besides GB.


    What a stupid comment.


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    Great tribute to #4
  • given2fly10given2fly10 Posts: 485
    macci wrote:
    If you're a G-men fan, you may not want that since every player that gets put on that damn cover gets hurt or has a miserable next season!!!
    nope not a g-men fan, i'm a cowboys fan.
    And he still gives his love, he just gives it away, The love he receives is the love that is saved, And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky, A human being that was given to fly

    no bed=no brian

    coke sucks
  • HermanBloomHermanBloom Posts: 1,764
    No I might have to buy it even though I don't play anymore
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    atleast he doesnt have to worry about the usual madden curse
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,171
    There's been reports that Favre contacted the Packers for a possible return.
    I miss igotid88
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