Madden Curse Strikes Again?

Alexander Out With Broken Foot

Alexander suffered a broken left foot and will miss at least the next few weeks with the injury. Seattle's head coach Mike Holmgren said Monday that a bone scan revealed Alexander suffered a "small crack" and "displaced fracture" on a non-weight-bearing bone in his foot at some point during the Seahawks' 42-30 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.

The foot has apparently been bothering Alexander since he bruised it in the season opener at Detroit. He missed practices last week because of soreness from the bone bruise he sustained in week 1. The 2005 MVP ran for 47 yards while wearing new shoes and orthotic inserts before sitting out the fourth quarter, which began with Seattle leading 42-3.

Alexander rushed for 1,880 yards and 28 touchdowns last season on the way to his MVP award. EA Sports, the makers of the ultra-popular Madden football video game series, featured him on the cover of this year's version of the game. Through three games this season, Alexander has rushed for just 187 yards and two touchdowns. He's averaged just 2.9 yards per carry and he's going to miss a start for the first time in four years. Alexander has started 69 of the Seahawks past 70 games. The only start he missed was in 2002 when he skipped a game for the birth of his daughter.

Alexander joins many other NFL superstars that have struggled in the year they were featured on the cover of Madden. Last year, Donovan McNabb suffered a sports hernia in the first game of the season and missed nearly the whole year with the injury. In 2004, Michael Vick fractured his right fibula a day after the game hit the shelves in a preseason game. In 2003, Marshall Faulk suffered an ankle injury that eventually led to his retirement a few years later. In 2002, Daunte Culpepper went 4-7 before suffering a season ending knee injury. And in 2000, Barry Sanders shared the cover and suddenly retired before training camp.

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