Is the Madden cover curse striking Browns RB Hillis?

Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis is listed as questionable for today’s game at Seattle with a nagging hamstring injury. Hillis, who is on the cover of the Madden NFL 12 video game, is the latest player featured on the cover to suffer a disappointing season.

Other players with Madden-ing injuries and oddities after appearing on the cover:

2010, Troy Polamalu: Limited to five games with knee injury

2009, Brett Favre: Controversial season with Jets, lost 4 of last 5

2007, Shaun Alexander: Missed six games with fractured foot

2006, Donovan McNabb: Missed seven games with sports hernia

2005, Ray Lewis: Broke wrist and missed game; first season without INT

2004, Michael Vick: One day after game was released, fractured his fibula, missed 11 games

2003, Marshall Faulk: Ankle injury kept him under 1,000 yards, never rushed for that again

2002, Daunte Culpepper: Season-ending knee injury late in season

2000, Barry Sanders: Retired one week before training camp

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