Peyton Hillis beats Michael Vick for the EA Madden 12 cover

Today on ESPN's "Sportsnation", it was announced that Cleveland Browns RB Peyton Hillis had 66% of the votes as Michael Vick had 34% of the votes in the "Race to Grace" for gracing their presence on the cover of EA's Madden 12 football video game. Not to be a "Debby Downer" but the last time a running back graced the cover of a Madden game was in 2007 and it was Shaun Alexander and we all know how his career turned out after his picture appeared on the boxes. Let's hope Peyton does not fall victim to the ever dreadful "Madden Curse".

LET IT BE KNOWN ON THIS VERY DAY I WILL GO OUT ON A LIMB AND SAY THAT THIS YEAR THE MADDEN CURSE WILL BE REVERSED BECAUSE PEYTON HILLIS WILL BREAK THE TREND AND BECOME THE FIRST BROWNS PLAYER TO BE NAMED AN NFL MVP, ATTEND THE 2011-12 SUPER BOWL (as a fan-LOL), NOT BE BUSTED FOR HGH OR WEED OR FEMALE FERTILITY DRUGS, AND ACTUALLY ENJOY BEING A CLEVELAND BROWNS FOOTBALL PLAYER.

You've been served!

The Madden curse strikes again

Strong Safety Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers sprained his MCL in the season opener against the Tennessee Titans. Folklore legend has it that when at the end of the NFL season the best player usually ends up being the coverboy for the EA game, "Madden Football". Since then, certain players have experienced a decline in performance, usually due to an injury or just poor play period. For example:

2000 Barry Sanders- Retired suddenly
2001 Eddie George- Missed 1000 yds season and Tennessee missed the playoffs
2002 Daunte Culpepper- Culpepper missed 4 games with injury and worse stats ever
2003 Marshall Faulk- Rushed for 430 less yards and had 4 less TDs compared to 2001
2004 Michael Vick- Vick missed the first 11 games with a broken leg
2006 Donovan Mcnabb- Mcnabb suffered a hernia and was lost for the season
2007 Shaun Alexander- Out for 6 games with a broken foot
2009 Brett Favre- a torn bicep injury which affected the last 5 games of the year
2010 Troy Polamalu- MCL sprain....who knows what will happen.