India, June 3 -- When Saquon Barkley pulled off his now-iconic reverse hurdle last season, it was the kind of play that makes history. Now, that has landed the Philadelphia Eagles running back on the cover of Madden NFL 26.

But with that honour comes a looming question that's haunted NFL fans for years: Will the 'Madden curse' strike again? For Barkley, the answer is simple, he's not sweating it.

"Nah, I'm a believer in God. That's my mindset to be completely honest," Barkley said on NFL Network's The Insiders, when asked if he feared the infamous curse.

"I've had injuries before. I tore my knee. I stepped on a foot and rolled my ankle, was out for four to six weeks, and there was no curse then. That's just how life works. You're going...