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Covering the blues

By Patrick Hruby
Special to ESPN Gamer

Monday, August 11, 2003

It's no surprise that Mike Vick broke his leg. Even before he took his first preseason snap he was in trouble. Big trouble. Sure, the Atlanta quarterback has the arm, the speed and the can't-coach-that mojo of a future Hall of Famer. And granted, his Falcons look like a much-improved club. Problem is, Vick also serves as the coverboy for this year's edition of Madden football And as far as bad omens go, that's somewhere between crossing a black cat and finding a severed horse's head nestle ...

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