Is the Madden Curse real?
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is on the cover of Madden NFL 27. Williams went down with an injury in Sunday’s loss to the Vikings. Bears head coach Ben Johnson said that he is likely to miss some time.
“It sounds like it’s going to be a week-to-week deal for him,” Johnson said, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “I’ve got to still talk with our trainer. We’ll do that here shortly and I’ll have the lowdown from him. But it sounds like it’s week-to-week, but will likely miss some time.”
The Bears appear to have missed a bullet with Williams’ injury.
“You know, we’ll see,” Johnson said. “He’s tough and he comes back from these types of things, I think, better than the average human being. So, we’ll see.”
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NFL fans are convinced that the “Madden Curse” is real.
ESPN’s Kyle Brandt, though, is not happy.
‘Madden Curse’ fans are being called out
“There’s certain members, not knuckleheads online, but actual media members in the wake of Caleb Williams’ injury that are bringing up the Madden curse in earnest,” Brandt ranted. “If you’re doing that, you are horrible. You don’t check any box of 2026 content. It’s not funny, clever, interesting, insightful, informative, cute, you’re not even cringe because you don’t qualify.
“Madden curse content is uninspired, mail-it-in troll dung, and if you’re a segment producer of a radio show, a podcast, a TV show, preparing Monday’s show, do not include the word Madden in your Caleb coverage, you’re smarter than that. I’ve seen better tripe kicked out by artificial intelligence than I have seen coming from some of these media members. And we’re in a war with technology right now. You are losing it for the humans. And if you’re making Madden curse jokes, when the machines become self-aware, I hope they target you first.”
The Bears will play the Eagles on Monday night in Week 3. It’s unclear at this point if Williams will play.
