In American Football, when a defender swats a ball out of the air and thinks he's made a good play only for a receiver to then run onto the ball before its hit the ground and make a catch. It is so called because of the popular Madden video games where it happens frequently.
Player on Xbox live: Shit this kid defended my pass, oh wait its all right one of my players has made a Madden catch and I've scored a touchdown
by mincy laroux June 1, 2009