With Polamalu now on the shelves, Madden cover curse watchers are now looking at the other Madden NFL 23 player on the cover, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Mut 23 Coins . Fitzgerald along with the Cardinals begin their season on Sunday afternoon an at-home contest against San Francisco 49ers.

Although it is a prestigious title but the honor of being selected as an official Madden NFL Cover athlete has been a risk. Madden NFL 23 cover athlete Donovan McNabb suffered a season-ending sports hernia midway through the season. After suffering from an array of injuries Cover star Shaun Alexander went from the NFL's Most Valuable Player to being an alternate running back in only two years.

In the same way, Cover athlete Michael Vick missed most of the 2022 season because of an injury to his leg. He was removed from the NFL after being found guilty of numerous dogfighting and gambling-related crimes. Vick has been removed from the prison, and will be returning back to the NFL this season, assisting McNabb for The Philadelphia Eagles.

It was that EA could have gotten around the cover jinx of Madden NFL 23 with making Green Bay Packer legendary Brett Favre as the game's main character. The plan was foiled when Favre decided to break out of retirement prior to it even started and led to a tense divorce from Packers Packers and a move to the New York Jets. Favre was not absent from any games however the quarterback who was getting old suffered a torn bicep tendon, and was struggling towards the conclusion to Buy Madden 23 Coins the year. At one point, he was 8-3 and in the top spot in their division however, the Jets fell four of their final five games and did not make the playoffs.