Carolina Panthers All Pro cornerback Josh Norman might be fighting with the team to get a long-term deal worth $16 million per season, but that doesn’t take away how good of a player he is. Having earned a vote towards the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year Award to go along with a Pro Bowl and All Pro nod in 2015, Norman is the league’s next big star. That could put his face on the cover of the next Madden NFL video game.

We’ve featured StellerCovers before with some other familiar Panthers faces. However, I’d say that Norman has one of the better shots at being on the cover next year.

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Norman not only made a case for himself to be considered one of the best cornerbacks in the league, but has been doing media interviews non-stop after Super Bowl 50. He’s a regular face on ESPN to talk about his standing with the franchise tag, his favorite wide receivers, the NFL’s new ejection rule, and just about everything else relating to football in the offseason.

Panthers fans have been hit and miss on Norman this offseason with some thinking that he isn’t worth the large contract he is looking for, while others think he is an important part of the defense and much needed. However, I think almost all Panthers fans wouldn’t want Norman on the cover due to the dreaded “Madden Curse” that has been known to tackle some of the biggest sports’ stars, including both Connor McGregor and Ronda Rousey from the UFC most recently.