EA Sports let fans vote on the NFL superstar who would appear on the cover of their Madden '11 video game, with the choices being Drew Brees(notes), Jared Allen(notes) and Reggie Wayne(notes). Guess who won?
If you figured it out from the subtle hints in the headline and the picture, congratulations. Honestly, though, it was Brees all along. After he won the Super Bowl and captured the hearts of America, Allen and Wayne had as much chance of winning that vote as Ben Roethlisberger(notes) has of winning Time's Man of the Year award.
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