This year will be the 20th anniversary of the Madden franchise, and with the recent retirement of Brett Favre, it only seemed fitting that he would be the cover athlete for the upcoming title.  For the first time in Madden cover history, a non-active player will grace the cover of the franchise.

Earlier today, GameDaily.com broke the news and confirmed that Favre will in fact be the cover athlete.  Game Daily stated that:

"According to the Facebook page for Madden NFL 09, the cover athlete is expected to be announced on April 25. Moreover, a quick check of the CBS schedule for Late Show with David Letterman shows that Favre is going to appear as one of Dave’s guests tonight (April 24). For the past few years, EA has used late-night shows to announce the Madden cover. Last year Jimmy Kimmel’s show was used to announce Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young for Madden 08."

Official confirmation will be all over the internet tomorrow, and it will only confirm what you read.  Madden 2009 will be on your local store shelf on August 12th, and will be available for the major platforms.