Madden Curse strikes again!

Vince Young was injured yesterday, and seems questionable against the Cowboys next week.

For those of you unaware of the Madden Curse:
Before the season begins, and the player who appears on the cover, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance.

Before 1998, the cover included only an image of John Madden. Players who have appeared on the cover in subsequent years have generally failed to reproduce their success of the previous years, for a variety of reasons. Marshall Faulk, Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNabb, Shaun Alexander, and Vince Young all have suffered injuries in their season appearing on the cover. These performances and injuries resulted in speculation of a curse. The "Madden Curse" has evolved into a much-reported phenomenon, with several news and sports media outlets referring to it as a phenomenon on par with the fabled Sports Illustrated cover jinx.

In total, the 10 cover players since 1999 had a total of 39 Pro Bowl appearances prior to their Madden cover appearances, compared with just 4 Pro Bowl appearances afterward.

I've also been told by folks who work closely with Coach Madden - ever other word out of the man is a curse. Those people are amazed that he can turn it off when the microphone is open.