Brett Favre goes pink! Madden NFL 09

by LotusFlower | October 3, 2008 at 09:53 pm

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Brett Favre features on the cover of NFL 09 the game made by EA Sports for the NFL Xbox and Wii and for the month of October the game will be sold in a limited edition displaying a pink ribbon - the international symbol of breast cancer awareness with a percentage of the profits going to the Deanna Favre HOPE Foundation for Breast Cancer that Deanna, Bret's wife, set up after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. This is a game mainly played by males and most of those being young males or children and it will be good that this group is reminded up front on the box of breast cancer and that some cash goes to the charity.

thirty yard pass

the wide receiver says

"this one's for mum"

Deanna Favre, wife of Madden NFL 09 cover athlete Brett Favre, founded the Deanna Favre HOPE Foundation after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 at the age of 35. Since overcoming the disease, Deanna Favre has committed herself and the foundation to helping underserved and underinsured women who bravely face the battle against breast cancer. "EA is honored to team up with Deanna Favre and Target in the fight against breast cancer," says senior product manager, Anthony Stevenson. "Almost everyone has been affected by this disease in some way, so we're eager to give our passionate fans an opportunity to participate in finding a cure." Target, the exclusive retailer for Madden NFL 09 Pink, will carry the limited edition game in stores throughout the month of October.