Vikings defensive end Jared Allen isn't afraid to be featured on the cover of Madden 2011. "If I make the cover, I'm going to straighten my mullet and make it as trashy as possible," Allen joked. "You have to highlight the tools that got you there." Fan voting, between Allen, Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne, will determine this year's cover athlete. "I play everything from 'FIFA' and 'Madden' to games like 'Pure' on my Xbox 360," Allen says. "I have an Xbox 360 in every house and a couple of Wiis right now, but I've been playing games since the old Nintendo days. I still remember how much I loved playing the old 'California Games.' I just met some guy from Microsoft and I was trying to convince him to come out with a new version. With all the motion technology [Project Natal has] coming out, imagine playing Hacky Sack." "I was also into 'Rock Band' for quite a while," Allen continues, "but expert is just so dang hard. So I played on hard difficulty for a bit as a drummer, but then I had to retire. I'm making a comeback now, though, because I listen to country music and I just got the country songs that came out. The other music game I play is 'American Idol.' When 'Black Velvet' comes on, I kill it."