NFL players may start a petition for Drew Brees to appear on the cover of Madden NFL every year. The Madden Curse superstition suggests that something horrible will happen to a player appearing on the game’s cover. Athletes including Brett Favre and Michael Vick have suffered serious injuries the year they appeared on Madden covers.

Madden NFL 11 recently made headlines for not including long snappers. At the rate mishaps are befalling NFL superstars who appear on the Madden cover, EA Sports may be asking a long snapper to help promote the game next year.

It’s almost impossible to play any position in the NFL and not get banged up, especially quarterback. Drew Brees is on the cover of Madden NFL 11, so any injury he suffers is going to undergo even more scrutiny. ESPN’s Ed Werder reported that Brees has a minor MCL sprain in his right knee and will need to wear a brace for the rest of the season.

That’s right, sports fans, the New Orleans Saints have just garnered their first superbowl victory, proving EA’s predictions correct. According to a post at 1Up, this marks the sixth accurate prediction of the game, in which EA uses football sim Madden NFL for accurate pigskin analysis. The only year they’ve been wrong was in 2008 when the New England Patriots suffered a tragic loss to the Giants. Full disclosure – I’m a Boston girl. It still hurts.