NFL fans had plenty of ‘Madden’ curse jokes for Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes put together an MVP season in his first year as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback and came an offsides call away from leading Kansas City to the Super Bowl.

So, it wasn’t much of a surprise when Mahomes was announced as the cover athlete for the Madden 20 video game. He has exactly the kind of starpower and potential that the video-game franchise looks for each season.

But when it comes to football fans, nobody wants to see their favorite player on the Madden cover. It rarely ends well. Last season’s cover, for example, featured Antonio Brown. You can ask Steelers fans how that went.

Madden released the following video announcing that Patrick Mahomes is the next Madden Cover athlete. pic.twitter.com/MugO5qBMCD

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 25, 2019

Some may say that Mahomes is the perfect player to break the Madden curse. As long as he stays healthy, there’s no reason to think that a video game cover could derail a promising 2019 season.

Ah, who am I kidding? NFL fans were immediately sending their condolences to the Chiefs.

Patrick Mahomes is on the cover of Madden 20 and not JuJu pic.twitter.com/7Ly1mTzHTX

— DRAFT DEVIN BUSH (@jamesandjuju) April 25, 2019

Patrick Mahomes: *has a MVP season and a young promising career*

Madden: pic.twitter.com/Q0Z1MLI0Ly

— NFL Hate Memes (@NFLHateMemes) April 25, 2019

ME, NOW: there’s no such thing as the madden curse, there are no curses you people are all dumb

*Patrick Mahomes throws an incompletion on his 1st pass of the season*

ME: pic.twitter.com/FdM91HIpCN

— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) April 25, 2019

NO. DAMMIT. NO. MAHOMES. NOT MADDEN. NO!!!!!!!

— RP2 (@RickEFresh) April 25, 2019

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— Corey (@zimmo33) April 25, 2019

The Madden Curse: pic.twitter.com/acpJaeTXSW

— OffseasonThon😭 (@TheLTrain2199) April 25, 2019

Madden curse…
-Hold my beer.

— Studleemore (@studleemore) April 25, 2019

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— Alex Smith (@Alex_Smith720) April 25, 2019

Good news for #Raiders fans Patrick Mahomes is the cover for Madden 20

Madden curse?!!??

— Raider Center (@RaiderAnalysis) April 25, 2019

Twitter: Patrick Mahomes is on the cover of Madden next year but it's cool cos that curse ain't real?

Madden Curse:
pic.twitter.com/IcBUp1p9z2

— Ced (@cedfunches) April 25, 2019

Please don’t let Mahomes get that Madden Cover Curse🙏

— Briar Wilhelm (@BriarWilhelm) April 25, 2019

Just don’t let Mahomes play any basketball.