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Brett Favre may have actually retired this week. For good. To give you an idea of just how long this guy has been playing football, check out what he was doing on draft day back in 1991.
Vikings Long Snapper Is Pissed He's Not In Madden
Pity the poor long snapper - the special-teams player who, unlike the kicker, both gets dirty and speaks English. Also, unlike the kicker, he rarely shows up in Madden NFL. Cullen Loeffler hasn't made the game in seven years.
EA Sports "Monitoring" Favre Situation
Brett Favre's officially on the Minnesota Vikings - in Madden NFL 11's launch version. If he retires, the first roster update will drop him from the game, making him unavailable in multiplayer. How soon after the Aug. 10 release will that first update come? "We are monitoring the situation, and will detail our plans…
Madden 11 Demo Could Be Your Last Chance to See Brett Favre
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Ordinarily, sports demos match up the participants of the championship game from the preceding year. This time EA Sports is putting its Madden NFL 11 pairing up to a vote, raising the possibility of an intriguing outcome.
EA Considered Booting Favre from Madden Cover
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Seems only the fawning sports press has love for Brett Favre anymore. He's worn out his welcome in New York, and now comes word Electronic Arts considered pulling him from the Madden 09 cover.
Madden 09 Gets A Splash Of Pink
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Brett Farve? No EA, It's Brett Favre
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Sam's Club Prints Your New Madden Favre Cover While You Wait
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Those of you planning to pick up your copy of Madden NFL 09 at your local Sam's Club may be in for a bit more value than the usual discounted prices. An official for the warehouse store dropped us a line this morning to let us know that Sam's Club locations with photo centers will print out a high-quality version of…
First Look At New Brett Favre Madden Jets Cover!
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Click to viewWhen Madden 09 coverboy Brett Favre announced his retirement from retirement and was traded to the Jets in early August, EA was left in a pickle! See, because Madden 09 had Favre in a Packers uniform. But, as we posted earlier, football fans who desire 100 percent accuracy in their Madden box art will be…
Madden 09 Gets Favre Focused Roster, Cover Update
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