This game will feature two cover athletes: Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
The cover of EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game will feature two cover athletes:
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
Larry Fitzgerald: Being on the cover of Madden is a real honour, and sharing
it with a talent like Troy is really special.
Madden NFL 10 arrives in stores August 14 has something for everyone: Polamalu is
a defensive AFC player and Fitzgerald an offensive NFC player.
Anthony Stevenson, EA Sports senior product manager called the two Pro Bowlers “exemlary
examples of the epic battle between offence and defence in the NFL.”
Some interesting fun facts:
- Both have played in last season’s Super Bowl, which the Steelers won in a 27-23 nail-biter.
- Both players are known for their long, helmet-defying hair.
- Fitzgerald played college ball at the University of Pittsburgh.
- Fitzgerald was also on the cover of EA’s NCAA Football 2005
The infamous “Madden curse” has filled EA’s football franchise full of fear:
Previous cover models like Donovan McNabb, Shaun Alexander and Vince Young have suffered
injuries during their Madden season.
Fitzgerald flatly denies such a superstition, saying, “I didn’t think about the curse. If both of us
have MVP years, everybody will be chomping at the bit to get on the cover.”
Source: Saturday, April 25, 2009 – The London Free Press
The Associated Press WASHINGTON
Website: http://maddenNFL.easports.com/
