Drew Brees is your cover boy for Madden ‘11. Brees beat out Reggie Wayne and Jared Allen in the most pre-determined vote outcome outside of Argentina.
Well It Was Fun While It Lasted, Drew Brees
↵Of course that means that we also need to begin CurseWatch. The Madden Curse will be lurking for the reigning Super Bowl MVP. And the odds are that he will, in some shape or form, fall victim to it. That’s cause it’s not really a curse...it’s just logic.
↵↵Most of the under-performing cover stars were felled by injury — a common affliction in a brutally rough sport: According to a 2005 study, nearly 70% of football players suffer an injury each year. Those whose skills seemed to dwindle during their cover season may simply have peaked quickly in a sport whose shelf lives are disconcertingly brief.
↵↵UPDATE: Here’s a high res look at the official Madden ‘11 cover, via FirstCuts (click to enlarge):
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