Jared Allen's mullet

With Ochocinco doing nothing of particular interest and JaMarcus Russell mostly staying out of the spotlight, I bring you one of Jared Allen's funniest recent comments.

Each year a new Madden NFL video game comes out, and each year it features a new player on the cover. It is believed by some that appearing on the cover is a curse, causing that player to have either a bad season or bad injury. This prophecy was most recently fulfilled by Steeler's safety Troy Polamalu, who missed the vast majority of the 2009 season with a knee injury after co-gracing the Madden cover with Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

Well don't count Allen among those who believe in the curse. According to ProFootballTalk.com, the Vikings defensive end is rallying his fans to push him to the top of the voting.

Here's why you should vote for him over Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne and Saints quarterback Drew Brees: Allen has made a promise to show of his trademark mullet as much as possible for the cover. In his own words, "If I make the cover, I'm going to straighten out my mullet and make it as trashy as possible. You have to highlight the tools that got you there."

So there you have it kids. Mullets make you better football players. For more on Jared Allen's mullet, please click here.