Saquon Barkley graces the cover of Madden 26, and now he's facing the Madden Curse. How have previous cover players fared ...

If there's one position that the Madden curse always seems to take down, it's running backs. Over the past 25 years, there have been a total of six running backs on the "Madden" cover and they've ...

The idea of the Madden curse dates back to Madden 1999, when San Francisco 49ers running back Garrison Hearst became the first athlete to appear on the international edition of the game's cover.

Saquon Barkley is the deserving recipient of the most coveted cover in the gaming world: Madden NFL 26. Does he deserve it?

For Barkley, though, the curse wasn't a consideration when he was asked to appear on the Madden cover. "Nah, I'm a believer in God," Barkley said on "The Insiders" when asked if he believed in the ...

Of the five Super Bowl winners-turned Madden cover guys, Troy Polamalu has been the only one who got smacked by the curse. If Barkley can make it out of Week 1 unscathed, then he’ll be good to ...

The Madden 26 cover is out and so is the crushing doom of the Madden Curse - jinx. Here's what it is and what it means for Eagles' Saquon Barkley ...

This play became popular and was chosen as the cover image for Madden NFL 26. Barkley’s skills also earned him a spot in the Madden 99 Club, which is given only to players who have the highest ...

One Redditor took that as an excuse to drop boatload of cash on 2025 Madden cover star Saquon Barkley becoming its next victim. The bet: $15,000 on Barkley's rushing yards total going under 1450.5.

And now, that curse is exercised by McCaffrey as the new Madden is releasing soon. The player who has been named for the cover of the next installment of Madden is Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley.

No curse there. • Madden NFL 23 (2022) – John Madden: N/A. • Madden NFL 24 (2023) – Josh Allen: Went on the cover, played the whole season, and tore straight through it.

Mike Vick was just bursting onto the scene when he suffered a devastating blow. Everyone growing up wanted a No.7 Atlanta ...