All-pro safety Troy Palamalu, who shares this year’s cover of Madden with Larry Fitzgerald, went down Thursday night with a sprained ligament during a game versus the Tennessee Titans.  The shaggy-haired Steeler may be out anywhere from three to six weeks—adding yet another name to the long list of Madden cover-stars who’ve been injured during their year on the box:

2010: Troy Palamalu – out three to six weeks

2008: Vince Young – out one game

2007: Shaun Alexander – out six games

2006: Donovan McNabb – out seven games

2005: Ray Lewis – out one game

2004: Michael Vick – out eleven games (also kicked dogs and stuff)

2003: Marshall Faulk – out for six games

2002: Daunte Culpepper – out five games

As you can see, the “Cover Curse” is real!  And besides Brett Favre’s escape from harm in 2009 (unless being a pain in the *ss counts), no one is safe!  Beware Larry Fitzgerald…