Madden Cover strikes again... Luis Castillo out six weeks

[WoodysGirl]

POSTED 1:51 p.m. EST, November 6, 2007
CHARGERS' CASTILLO OUT SIX WEEKS by Michael David Smith

San Diego Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo had surgery Monday to repair a torn tendon in his ankle suffered during Sunday's loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The team says he'll miss six weeks and is targeting Christmas Eve against the Broncos as his return date.

The injury to Castillo is a serious blow to the Chargers' defense as San Diego prepares for Sunday's game against the Colts. Jacques Cesaire will start in Castillo's place, and that represents a significant drop-off in talent.

Castillo is a good player, but this is the second straight season that he has missed significant time with an ankle injury. He also suffered a serious elbow injury in 2004, his senior season at Northwestern. He then tested positive for a banned supplement prior to being drafted in 2005, and he sent a letter to all 32 teams saying he took the supplement in an effort to help him train for the combine while recovering from that elbow injury.

Castillo is on the cover of the Spanish language version of Madden '08. Perhaps that version has a curse associated with it as well.​

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

Thats a big blow for the chargers.. Last week right after castillo got hurt, AP ran crazy on them...That's what happens when your on the spanish madden game..

 

[Hoofbite]

I know Madden is going to ask Romo next year. Hopefully they go after Brady or Peterson but I think they are going to try and go with Romo.

 

[BoysRule2]

I know Madden is going to ask Romo next year. Hopefully they go after Brady or Peterson but I think they are going to try and go with Romo.

I was for SURE he would go after Reggie Bush last year, but he went after VY instead.

Honestly-Madden seems to go after guys that noone really ever thinks about(i.e. Bill Cowher), so I'm confident he'll choose Peterson instead.

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

No way AP is on the madden cover next year, i couls easily see Brady on it

 

[Mavs Man]

¡La maldición del madden!

 

[zrinkill]

I am really scared that they will put Tony Romo on the cover next year.

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

I am really scared that they will put Tony Romo on the cover next year.

Wont happen..And if it does he can decline to be on it. just like LT did last season

 

[theebs]

UMM? Reaching much?

 

[Achozen]

UMM? Reaching much?

How so?

BTW, Vince Young is playing really crappy, but he's getting a pass because the Titans are winning.

 

[peplaw06]

How so?

because we've never heard of the Madden curse in espanol.

BTW, Vince Young is playing really crappy, but he's getting a pass because the Titans are winning.

everyone thought that the real madden curse had struck when VY strained his quad or whatever. But he's back. The Madden curse doesn't apply to crappy play.

 

[Achozen]

because we've never heard of the Madden curse in espanol.

everyone thought that the real madden curse had struck when VY strained his quad or whatever. But he's back. The Madden curse doesn't apply to crappy play.

Has there ever been a Madden cover in spanish besides this year?

From Wikipedia:

The Madden Curse, also known as the Madden Cover Jinx, is a myth involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that the season a player appears on the cover, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance.

 

[WoodysGirl]

because we've never heard of the Madden curse in espanol.

aww, it wasn't that bad... I've seen worse while reading Yeager's posts. :

 

[theogt]

That dynamic duo of ends over in San Diego have put up a whopping .5 sack more this season than our clearly inferior ends.

 

[Stash]

I wonder who's on the Italian version of Madden?

Or the German version?

Or even the French version?

 

[Mavs Man]

I wonder who's on the Italian version of Madden?

Or the German version?

Or even the French version?

I think McBriar is on the Aussie version.

:laugh2:

 

[adamknite]

Just for anybody wondering.

 

[peplaw06]

Has there ever been a Madden cover in spanish besides this year?

From Wikipedia:

Which "victim" of the "curse" was only victimized by poor performance??

 

[djtavo]

the way MADDEN was talking bout Jason Witten sunday night might be a sign of having our TE on that cover lol

 

[LeonDixson]

Romo could definitely end up on the spanish language version of the cover. Is there a higher profile player of hispanic blood in the league?