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EA Sports Wants to Ruin Brett Favre's Life

Apr 24, 2008 – 4:04 PM
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David J. Warner

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Brett Favre had some rough times during his NFL career. His father died. His wife battled through breast cancer. He had his own battle with vicodin addiction. His family home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. You would think that after all that, people would try to make his post-retirement life a little more comfortable.

Not Electronic Arts. No. According to GameDaily, Brett Favre is slated to be on the cover of Madden 09, and he's scheduled to appear on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight to promote it. So if anyone sees Peter King loitering around the Ed Sullivan Theater today, you'll know why.

I suppose it's only fitting that Favre be on the cover of this roster update game, given that John Madden was one of Favre's biggest cheerleaders. Still, are we really that eager to find out if the Madden Curse can impact NFL players off the field? And did they have to use someone who's been through so much crap as a test subject?

This is a nice little going-away present for Favre, yes, but if we hear six months from now that Favre's dog got run over by a Dodge Durango, EA Sports will take the blame for it. They must be so very proud.
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