Drew Brees is on the cover of Madden

Saints quarterback Drew Brees will grace the cover of the new Madden. The official announcement is set to come later today.

This year, the cover athlete was voted on by fans out of Brees, Jarad Allen and Reggie Wayne. Fans will have mixed feeling about this because of the "Madden Curse," but this is great news for Saints fans and shows that the Saints and Brees are now at the top of the NFL marketing machine.

Who would have thunk it a few years ago with the Saints were a middle of the road team with a history of losing. The Saints are now on top of the world. They are world champs and rank #1 in merchandise sales. WHO DAT!

Update: Here a video with Brees promoting the game: