{"id":323824,"date":"2025-06-04T16:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/donovan-mcnabb-congratulates-saquon-barkley-on-madden-cover-weighs-in-on-curse"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:11:35","slug":"donovan-mcnabb-congratulates-saquon-barkley-on-madden-cover-weighs-in-on-curse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/donovan-mcnabb-congratulates-saquon-barkley-on-madden-cover-weighs-in-on-curse","title":{"rendered":"Donovan McNabb Congratulates Saquon Barkley on &#039;Madden&#039; Cowl, Weighs In on &#039;Curse&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Donovan McNabb<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Congratulates Saquon on &#8216;Madden&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; There&#8217;s No &#8216;Curse&#8217;<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Printed <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-04T13:53:32-07:00\">June 4, 2025 1:53 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"50.9519379845\">\n<section id=\"cb-93e33490776d7d335cbf742e4d041097\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-17d71395-3fe1-4d3d-b4d2-c21b8b72be3c-1023875678-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-17d71395-3fe1-4d3d-b4d2-c21b8b72be3c-1023875678-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Donovan McNabb\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2025\/06\/04\/bd35a37d84a041f4a8f8d7fd01016bf9_md.jpg\" alt=\"donovan-mcnabb-kal-06-04-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-93e33490776d7d335cbf742e4d041097--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c980d96a34f403722e05488edbd387a4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.5853658537\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donovan-mcnabb\/\"><strong>Donovan McNabb<\/strong><\/a> says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/saquon-barkley\/\"><strong>Saquon Barkley<\/strong><\/a> touchdown the &#8220;Madden NFL 26&#8221; cowl is &#8220;completely well-deserved&#8221; &#8230; however breathe straightforward, Eagles followers &#8212; the previous face of the sport tells <strong>TMZ Sports activities<\/strong> he would not consider within the notorious &#8220;curse&#8221; surrounding the distinction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c980d96a34f403722e05488edbd387a4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d96f2b17c58dcdd51083daec93b0686a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>We caught up with McNabb &#8212; who graced the quilt of the long-lasting sequence again in 2005 for &#8220;Madden NFL 06&#8221; &#8212; and talked to him all concerning the operating again becoming a member of him as the one different Philly nice to obtain the popularity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d96f2b17c58dcdd51083daec93b0686a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ce15433164f674263d9e58391d8d2adf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250604_c1d1315726d547848113d5dc48e0cc47\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:33095f93-be40-4bc8-b9bd-cb4e07f405a0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c1\/4by3\/2025\/06\/04\/c1d1315726d547848113d5dc48e0cc47_md.jpg\" alt=\"madden 06 26 ea sports split sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ce15433164f674263d9e58391d8d2adf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-399fe4cd63096af53cb4a819a4f92ceb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27.4881516588\">\n<p>McNabb believes the parents at EA Sports activities would have made the correct name in both Barkley or quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jalen-hurts\/\"><strong>Jalen Hurts<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; particularly after what they had been capable of accomplish in successful a Tremendous Bowl this previous season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-399fe4cd63096af53cb4a819a4f92ceb--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bfd43062f73862f98d597606c394b198\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>&#8220;I feel for the Philadelphia Eagles group, it is at all times an excellent factor when you may have a illustration of your group and the success that you&#8217;ve got had, particularly main into the subsequent season,&#8221; McNabb stated &#8230; including he is an enormous fan of what Barkley has executed to date in his profession.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bfd43062f73862f98d597606c394b198--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-609b2f6f3e61ac3987d8841b5deea2bb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Not solely is Barkley&#8217;s dominance large for the Eagles, McNabb identified it&#8217;s going to have an effect on all operating backs &#8230; as it is a reminder of simply how essential success on the place is to the passing recreation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-609b2f6f3e61ac3987d8841b5deea2bb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-393d539c8adb79b35e32f89119410222\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250604_3098ae8f45264d46894411b52b7f4cf8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:33095f93-be40-4bc8-b9bd-cb4e07f405a0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/30\/4by3\/2025\/06\/04\/3098ae8f45264d46894411b52b7f4cf8_md.jpg\" alt=\"Saquon Barkley donovan mcnabb getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-393d539c8adb79b35e32f89119410222--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-962af04e4b5cf309c0cf4a01398b4c21\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>As for being the &#8220;Madden&#8221; man, McNabb opened up on what it was like for him &#8230; saying it places gamers on one other degree of recognition &#8212; which additionally comes with extra expectations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-962af04e4b5cf309c0cf4a01398b4c21--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5dc792f994e2c1a7495fafb9c454f060\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>However Barkley should not be hesitant about getting &#8220;cursed&#8221; &#8212; McNabb, who underwent season-ending surgical procedure to restore a sports activities hernia throughout his cowl 12 months, instructed us he would not consider in that speak &#8230; and he thinks there&#8217;s proof it is a bunch of nonsense.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5dc792f994e2c1a7495fafb9c454f060--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-95644f05c6c955761e1a696d895e27f1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>&#8220;For Saquon, I feel that is one [thing] he would not should concentrate on,&#8221; McNabb stated. &#8220;I consider with that, and simply proceed to grind and prepare for a brand new season and hopefully the identical end result.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-95644f05c6c955761e1a696d895e27f1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9c107886ffc727df621e349f6146de92\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>McNabb additionally has a message for Barkley &#8230; and it is some stable recommendation from the Eagles Corridor of Famer!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9c107886ffc727df621e349f6146de92--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/04\/donovan-mcnabb-saquon-barkley-madden-cover\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donovan McNabb Congratulates Saquon on &#8216;Madden&#8217; &#8230; There&#8217;s No &#8216;Curse&#8217; 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