Players who have appeared on the cover since 1999 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, and
Shaun Alexander all have suffered significant playing injuries in the season that they appeared on the cover. These performances and injuries resulted in speculation of a curse. < thanks to wikipedia.org < for all your refrence and encyclopedia needs, trust wikipedia..
see we all know they said eli manning, however with brett retiring ea might just surprise us all..hell i say put al davis on the cover if this curse is legit..finally the raiders will have a break...