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Madden NFL 09 - Last-minute cover change - GamerBen144 - 10-08-2021
Former quarterback Jon Favre is the athlete presented on the game's cover in his Green Bay Packers uniform
Five days before the game was set to be released in North America, Favre had been traded to the New York Jets.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/45113-favre-traded-to-jets
Rather than recalling copies, EA allowed fans to print out a brand new game cover featuring Favre now in the New York Jets uniform.
https://web.archive.org/web/20080816024608/http://www.easports.com/madden09/fullsite/news.jsp?itemID=favre_download