#MythsVsFacts The Madden Curse Victim List: 1999 - Garrison Hearst: broken fibula, missed the next 2 seasons rehabbing; never got back to full strength 2000 - Barry Sanders & Dorsey Levens: Sanders retired unexpectedly; Levens injured his knee and was relegated to a backup role for the rest of his career 2001 - Eddie George: gave up interception return to Ray Lewis that lost the division finals for his team; spent much of the next season injured 2002 - Daunte Culpepper: went 4-7 as a starter, threw 23 interceptions 2003 - Marshall Faulk: ankle injury; failed to break 1,000 yards or make the playoffs 2004 - Michael Vick: broke his leg in the preseason; only played 5 games 2005 - Ray Lewis: recorded 0 interceptions in 2004, sat out the last game of the season with a torn hamstring, and barely missed out on the playoffs 2006 - Donovan McNabb: started the season with a hernia, had surgery, missed 7 games, and his team finished in last their division 2007 - Shaun Alexander: broke his left foot, missed 6 games 2008 - Vince Young: quadriceps injury, missed his first game ever from an injury (including middle school, high school, and college) 2009 - Brett Favre: started off well, but then threw just 2 touchdowns to 9 interceptions; failed to make the playoffs after starting out 8-3 2010 - Troy Polamalu & Larry Fitzgerald: Polamalu sprained medial collateral ligament, missed 4 games, then tore his posterior cruciate ligament three games later and was sidelined for the remainder of the season. Fitzgerald gained over 1,000 yards on the season, but suffered a rib injury at the end of the season that caused him to miss the playoff game and Pro Bowl. 2011 - Drew Brees presumably broke the curse by playing through a minor MCL sprain, but still threw a career-high 22 interceptions. 2012 - Peyton Hillis: only time will tell...
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 14:37:55 +0000
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