The contest to be hopelessly cursed by being on the cover of "Madden" is down to four unlucky souls.
The "Madden" cover curse didn't seem to affect last year's winner, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. He had a fine season and the Seahawks went back to the Super Bowl. But we can't ignore more than a decade of torturous tradition, from Daunte Culpepper to Peyton Hillis, when it comes to the "Madden" curse. The video game's cover boy has generally had something really bad happen after he appears on the cover.
With that in mind, here are the four semifinalists for the "Madden NFL 16" cover with our entirely made-up and meaningless odds with them:
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (10-to-1)
I like Peterson, he's a popular and good player, but he doesn't have the star power of the others.