It's About Time

The wait is over. After 20 years in the gaming industry, the "Madden" NFL football series from EA Sports has finally produced a cover that 5A, myself, and John Madden himself (needless to say) have been waiting for. The legendary Brett Favre has called it quits after 16 seasons as starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, and he is now being honored by being named the cover athlete for Madden 2009. Although a definite honor, many have considered this to be more of a nightmare over the years. "The Madden Curse" has ended players' seasons for close to a decade now as we all know, and it would not be crazy to suggest that maybe John Madden had an agreement in his contract with EA stating that Favre would never be made subject to this curse by putting him on the cover. Mr. Madden's obsession with Favre has been borderline psychotic in the eyes of many, so this scenario would be fairly feasible in all actuality.

This is the first time a non-active player has been chosen as the cover athlete, so it could also be an attempt by EA Sports to end the curse before litigations take over, causing the company to go out of business. Regardless, this is a dream come true for me. Many wet dreams are in the making for 5-A as well, as this game has been our ultimate "standoff" medium over the years. Now our hero will be staring us in the face as we play.