Do Not Draft Vince Young

If you had any plans of drafting Vince Young in your fantasy football draft next season, I advise you re-think your plans.

EA Sports announced who will be gracing the cover of Madden 08 this season, and it's none other than the Titans quarterback.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young will be on the cover of the EA Sports Madden 2008 video game.

A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Young’s gracing the cover of the game to The City Paper. Efforts to reach EA Sports were unsuccessful on Monday.

An official announcement is expected on Tuesday and Young will appear on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" as part of the kickoff promotion for the newest version the popular NFL video game that is endorsed by NFL Hall of Fame coach and analyst John Madden.

If you aren't aware of the Madden Curse you are old. Don't worry, I'll fill you in. Just about every player to grace the cover of the game has a horrible season. Last year it was Shaun Alexander, he broke his foot. Before him it was Donovan McNabb, and he broke his leg. Ray Lewis? Killed a dude.

See where I'm going here?

It also won't be the first time the Titans fell victim to the curse. The very first player to appear on the cover was former Titans running back Eddie George, who's career took a nosedive directly afterwards.

The Madden Curse is up there with the Sports Illustrated and Campbell's Chunky Soup Curse. Oh, and by the way, guess who's signed with Campbell's to do soup commercials this season?

That's right, Vince Young.

It's going to be a long season in Nashville.

And if you're wondering, I'm happy about this. Take a look at this post I wrote in September of 2006 on the very same subject. Notice who I had at #5 on my list?

First I run the Madden cover, then the world!