Saturday November 7 2009
Madden NFL 08

Player Bios



Welcome to the GotFrag Madden Player Bios. These bios are designed to shed light on the best and most well known players in the Madden community, as well as other strong finishers and unknown talent from around the world. The list is sorted with the GotFrag Top 50 players at the top followed by the most tagged/linked players after that. The remainder are sorted by region. If you are a top player and would like to expand on your own biography, or think your biography should be part of our official listing, contact bselles@gotfrag.com for consideration. We're also accepting updated information/corrections to existing bios. Some pictures are from ESPN.com & EASports.com. Thank you, and enjoy!



Madden Rank: 1
United States Name: Eric "Problem" Wright
Hometown: West Covina, California
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: 13 years
Accomplishments: 2006 Player's Bowl Champion; Madden Nation Season 3 Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge Dallas Regional Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge San Diego Playstation 2 Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge Champion, 2008 Player's Bowl Champion
Links: West Coast Madden scene; Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap; 5 with Problem Interview; 2007 Madden Finals Recap & Scores (Problem wins); Problem wins in Dallas (Recap & Video); Problem wins Playstation 2 division in San Diego (Recap & Video); Problem tops GotFrag.com Madden top 50; Will Problem show at the Player's Bowl?; Players Bowl Recap
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5



Madden Rank: 2
United States Name: Billy "Secret" Wolf
Hometown: Tampa Bay, Florida
Madden 08 team: New England Patriots
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 2 Champion, 2006 Madden Challenge Runner-up, 2005 Mega Bowl Xbox and Playstation 2 Co-champion.
Links: Secret falls short of Madden Challenge regional in Pittsburgh; Secret earns free trip to Madden Challenge finals (2007); 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage); Will Secret show at the Player's Bowl?
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9



Madden Rank: 3
United States Name: Eugene "Big Gene" Williams
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2004 Madden Challenge Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge Chicago Regional Champion
Links: Gene wins Madden Challenge Chicago regional; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1



Madden Rank: 4
United States Name: Justin "Chow" Chow
Hometown: Radford, Virginia
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots/San Diego Chargers
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 1 participant; 2005 Playstation 2 Mega Bowl 3 winner; 2005 Playstation 2 East Coast Championship Winner; 2006 Washington DC Madden Challenge winner; 2006 Madden Challenge Final Four; 2007 (Madden 07) Oakland Madden Challenge Winner; 2007 (Madden 07) Madden Challenge Final Eight; 2007 Madden Challenge San Diego Regional Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge Runner-up
Links: Chow can save the west's rep; Madden Challenge Finals interview with Chow; Madden Challenge San Diego regional won by Chow; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage); Chow featured in local newspaper
Pictures: 1 | 2



Madden Rank: 5
United States Name: Anthony "Young Nephew" Brinson
Hometown: Clemontine, New Jersey
Madden 08 Team: Philadelphia
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Philadelphia Regional Champion, 3rd-4th Place 2008 Players Bowl
Links: Young Nehpew wins Madden Challenge regional in Philadelphia; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage); Players Bowl Recap



Madden Rank: 6
United States Name: "Prodigy" Van Berardino
Hometown: Napa, California
Madden 08 Team: Oakland Raiders/New England Patriots
Madden Experience: Eight years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant; 2007 Madden Challenge San Francisco Regional Champion
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap; Prodigy wins Madden Challenge San Francisco regional; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 7
United States Name: Haaruwn "Houseshoe" Brown
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots/Washington Redskins
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Dallas Playstation 2 Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge Atlanta Regional Champion; Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Houseshoe wins Madden Challenge Atlanta regional (full coverage); Houseshoe earns Playstation 2 win at Houston regional of the Madden Challenge; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1



Madden Rank: 8
United States Name: Patrick "K*Star" Shaw
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Indianapolis Regional Champion
Links: K*Star shines in Indianapolis Madden Challenge qualifier; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 9
United States Name: Jet "Jet" Steele
Hometown: Tampa Bay, Florida
Madden 08 Team: Baltimore Ravens/New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant; 2007 Madden Challenge Tampa Bay Regional Champion
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap; Madden Challenge Finals interview with Jet; Jet wins Tampa Bay qualifier (Madden Challenge); 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 10
United States Name: Robert "40 Gs" Hart
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Madden 08 Team: Chicago Bears/New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Denver Regional Champion
Links: 40 Gs takes Madden Challenge Denver regional; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 11
United States Name: Marcus "MarcDog" Carr
Hometown: Largo, Maryland
Madden 08 Team: Cleveland Browns/New England Patriots
Madden Experience: Eight years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant; 2007 Madden Challenge Washington D.C. Regional Champion
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap; Washington D.C. Madden Challenge qualifier goes to MarcDog; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1



Madden Rank: 13
United States Name: Ryan "RG" Glick
Madden 08 Team:
Accomplishments: Madden Challenge Online Qualifier Winner
Links: RG wins Madden Challenge online qualifier; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6



Madden Rank: 14
United States Name: Michael "Duke" Crandall
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Madden 08 team: San Diego Chargers
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Houston Regional Champion; Co-Owner of TheMaddenLab.com
Links: Interview with Duke; Duke, a surprise winner?; Duke wins Madden Challenge Houston qualifier; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 15
United States Name: Ronnie "Sirus the Virus" Casey
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: Five years
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Arizona Regional Champion; Madden Nation Season 3 Runner-Up.
Links: Sirus wins Arizona MC (Recap & Video); Sirus gets Coach booted off Madden Nation Season 3; Sirus falls short of Madden Nation Season 3 crown; Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 16
United States Name: Dan "Truth" Brown
Hometown: Troy, Michigan
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Online Qualifier
Links: Truth falls in the final four of the Madden Challenge Atlanta regional (full coverage); Truth guarantees a Madden Challeng win; Truth wins Michigan independant tournament; Truth wins online Madden Challenge qualifier; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 17
United States Name: Michael "MTeezy" Taylor
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Madden 08 Team: San Diego Chargers
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Seattle Regional Champion
Links: Taylor grabs Madden Challenge win in Seattle; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 19
United States Name: Daniel "Bledsoe" Wilson
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Madden 08 Team: San Diego Chargers
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Minneapolis Regional Champion
Links: Bledsoe wins Madden Challenge at Mall of America; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)



Madden Rank: 20
United States Name: Antoine "Pretty Boy" Mathis
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 1 participant; 2007 Madden Challenge Chicago Playstation 2 champion
Link: Mathis takes Playstation 2 division in Chicago Madden Challenge



Madden Rank: 21
United States Name: William "Brusk" Ruski
Hometown: New Jersey
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Pittsburgh Regional Champion
Links: Brusk wins Pittsburgh Madden Challenge qualifier; Brusk drops out of 2007 Madden Challenge



Madden Rank: 22
United States Name: Dennis "Evil Ken" Alston
Hometown: East Orange, New Jersey
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge New England Regional Champion
Links: Evil Ken wins Madden Challenge New England regional; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1



Madden Rank: 26
United States Name: Tommie Hill
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Madden 08 Team: N/A
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 2 participant
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



Madden Rank: 29
United States Name: Jarvis "Young Jarvis" Thomas
Hometown: Upper Marlboro, MD
Accomplishments: 2005 Madden Challenge Champion, 2006 Madden Challenge Finals Participant, 2006 Madden Challenge NYC Qualifier Champion
Links: 2006 Madden Challenge Preview
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6



Madden Rank: 31
United States Name: Jesse "J Rhoads" Rhoads
Hometown: Sandusky, Ohio
Madden 08 Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Madden Experience: Eight years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap



Madden Rank: 32
United States Name: Ayan "Fool" Tariq
Hometown: Ridgefield, NJ
Accomplishments: 2006 Madden Challenge Champion, 2006 Madden Challenge Pittsburg, PA Qualifier Champion
Links: 2006 Madden Challenge Finals Coverage
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4



Madden Rank: 35
United States Name: Brian "Delph" Delph
Hometown: Sandusky, Ohio
Madden 08 Team: Oakland Raiders
Madden Experience: Three years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap
Pictures: 1



Madden Rank: 38
United States Name: Jerry "JayO" Ogans
Hometown: San Francisco, California
Madden 08 Team: San Diego Chargers
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2006 Madden Challenge San Francisco Regional Champion; 2007 Madden Challenge San Francisco Playstation 2 Champion
Links: JayO wins Playstation 2 division of Madden Challenge San Francisco regional



Madden Rank: 39
United States Name: Shayan Tariq
Hometown: Ridgefield, NJ
Accomplishments: 5-8 Finish 2006 Madden Challenge, 2006 Madden Challenge New Jersey Qualifier Champion



Madden Rank: 41
Name: David 'BigTymer' Bond
Hometown: H20 town, (Watertown) South Dakota
Madden 08 Team: Houstan Texans
Madden Experience: 10 years
Accomplishments: Madden Challenge online qualifier winner



Madden Rank: 43
United States Name: David "Pause" Anderson
Hometown: N/A
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Arizona Playstation 2 champion
Links: Interview with Pause; Pause wins Playstation 2 division of Madden Challenge Arizona regional



Madden Rank: 45
United States Name: Rod "Reality" Wynn
Hometown: Inglewood, California
Madden 08 Team: N/A
Madden Experience: 10 years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 1 participant; SPIKE TV's Ultimate Gamer; EA's NCAA Football Challenge Tour commissioner; Mega Bowl 4 XBox 360 champion; 2006 Madden Challenge Phoenix champion; 2007 VG Sports XBox 360 League champion.
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



Madden Rank: 46
United States Name: Craig "Visorman" Bryden
Hometown: Enfield, CT
Madden 08 Team: Dallas Cowboys
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Well Known "Deaf Baller" in USA. Participated in 3 Madden Challenges and Players Bowl 1 2007. Owner of DeafMadden.com



Madden Rank: 50
United States Name: Charles "Chuck Hollywood" James
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Madden 08 Team: Detroit Lions/New England Patriots
Madden Experience: Four years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap; Interview with Chuck Hollywood; Hollywood Boulevard (v. 1)



United States Name: RJ "RJ" Warren
Hometown: District Heights, Maryland
Madden 08 team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Accomplishments: Three-time Madden Challenge Regional Champion, two-time NJBC Tournament Champion; Madden Nation Season 2 participant
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



United States Name: Dave "The Sandman" Seithchik
Hometown: Atlantic City, NJ
Accomplishments: 2003 Madden Challenge Champion, 2006 Madden Challenge Boston, MA Qualifier Champion



United States Name: Steve "Coach" Williams
Hometown: Maryland
Madden 08 Team: Dallas Cowboys
Madden Experience: 18 years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap



United States Name: Ron "PhillyRon" Jackson
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Madden 08 Team: St. Louis Rams/Jacksonville Jaguars
Madden Experience: Ever since Atari
Accomplishments: One of the original founders of Game Time Philly; Content writer for VG-Sports virtual playbook; Original EA community leader.
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



United States Name: Rafael "Raf" Andrada
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Madden 08 Team: Indianapolis Colts
Madden Experience: Ten years
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap



United States Name: Kameron "Gambino" Kirkpatrick
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Madden 08 Team: Tennessee Titans
Accomplishments: Co-Owner of TheMaddenLab.com
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



United States Name: Terence "Commish T" Floyd
Hometown: Bristol, CT – Home of ESPN
Madden 08 Team: Dallas Cowboys



United States Name: Rob "Ill Spins" Wright
Hometown: Dover, Delaware
Madden 08 Team: N/A
Accomplishments: 2006 Madden Challenge Miami Regional Champion; TheMaddenLab.com contributor.
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



United States Name: Steve "Big Show" Tomlinson
Hometown: Delran, New Jersey
Madden 08 Team: New England Patriots
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge New York Regional Champion
Big Show puts on a show at the NYC Madden Challenge (full coverage); 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1



United States Name: Sheila "PG-13" Barger
Hometown: Fresno, California
Madden 08 Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 3 participant
Links: Madden Nation Week 1 recap; Madden Nation Week 2 recap; Madden Nation Final recap



United States Name: Rico "Hollywood" Williams
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Madden 08 Team: None
Madden Experience: N/A
Accomplishments: Madden Nation Season 2 participant; EA Sports Madden Challenge Tournament organizer
Picture: 1 | 2
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



Canada Name: Mohammed "MA" Abdulle
Hometown: Toronto
Madden 08 Team: Indianapolis Colts
Accomplishments: 17-24 Finish at Madden Challenge Finals, 2007 Canadian Madden Finals Champion, 2007 Sherway Gates (Canada) Regional Qualifier, 2006 Canadian Madden Finals Runner-Up
Links: 5 with Mohammed Abdulle Interview, Madden Challenge Finals Recap, Canadian Finals Recap, Finals Gallery, 2006 Canadian Finals Video; 2007 Madden Challenge finals (full coverage)
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6



Canada Name: Kris Newman
Hometown: Toronto
Madden 08 team: Cincinnati Bengals
Accomplishments: 2006 Canadian Madden Challenge Champion, 5-8 Finish at 2006 Madden Challenge Finals (International Division Champion)
Links: 2006 Canadian Finals Video; 2006 Canadian Finals Coverage; 2006 Madden Challenge Finals Coverage



Canada Name: Jeremy "Prolific O" Horne
Hometown: Montreal
Madden 08 team: San Diego Chargers
Madden experience: Playing since 2005.
Accomplishments: 2007 Canadian Madden Challenge Runner-up; 2007 Madden Challenge Laval (Canada) Regional Champion
Links: 5 with Prolific "O" Interview, Canadian Finals Recap, Finals Gallery
Pictures: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5



Canada Name: Alex "The Chief" Villa
Hometown: Ottawa
Madden 08 team: San Diego Chargers
Madden experience: Playing since 2004
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Ottawa Regional Champion
Links: Canadian Semifinals Recap, Finals Gallery
Pictures: 1 | 2



Canada Name: Zakaria Abdulle
Hometown: Toronto
Madden 08 team: Chicago Bears
Accomplishments: Canadian Regional Champion, 3rd-4th Canadian Finals.
Links: Canadian Semifinals Recap



Canada Name: Jonathan "Joro1" Roberge
Hometown: Montreal
Madden 08 team: New England Patriots
Madden experience: Playing since 2004
Accomplishments: Season 1 Football League du Quebec Champion; Season 2 Football League du Quebec Runner-Up; 2007 Madden Challenge Montreal Regional Champion
There is currently no GotFrag.com content containing this player



Canada Name: James Monaghan
Hometown: Calgary
Madden 08 team: Tennessee Titans
Madden experience: Playing since 1996
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Calgary Regional Champion
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Canada Name: Ilyas "The Kid" Abdulle
Hometown: Toronto
Madden 08 team: New England Patriots
Madden experience: Playing since 2001
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Woodbridge (Canada) Regional Champion.
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Canada Name: Mateusz Witkowski
Hometown: Edmonton
Madden 08 team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Madden experience: Playing since 2005
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Edmonton Regional Champion
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Canada Name: Scott Desjarlais
Hometown: Winnipeg
Madden 08 team: Denver Broncos
Madden experience: Playing since 2000.
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Winnipeg Regional Champion
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Canada Name: Howard "Ghost" Farrell
Hometown: Toronto
Madden 08 Team: Detroit Lions
Madden experience: All years
Accomplishments: 2007 Madden Challenge Toronto Regional Qualifier
Additional notes: Stormed through the Madden Challenge Toronto qualifier (2007), knocking out members of the famed Abdulle family & 2006 Canadian Champion Kris Newman.
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