BOOM! And John Madden is dead

The legendary announcer's death comes just days following a tribute to the hall of fame coach and broadcaster on Fox

Once upon a time there was a thing called the Madden Curse. It involved whichever player was featured on the cover of that year’s Madden NFL football game being injured, typically seriously, during that upcoming season. In the case of Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, he just suddenly retired.

On Christmas day, Fox presented a special program ent…