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Perhaps none are more infamous than the "Madden Curse" - the alleged jinx that has plagued the athletes featured on the cover of EA Sports' annual NFL video game franchise. For over two decades ...

Legend has it the curse began in 1999, the year when the first NFL star was selected as the cover instead of Madden himself, who's been the face of the video game since it originated in 1989.