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Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson thinks San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey is going to be just fine after being named the cover athlete for Madden NFL 25 this week.
Speaking to TMZ Sports, Dickerson laughed off the notion of a Madden curse and drew a parallel with what people used to say about being on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
"I don't believe in that crap," Dickerson said about the curse. "They said the same thing about Sports Illustrated. I got on Sports Illustrated, I think I had 199 yards and had a big game the next week.