Procter & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) Vicks
brand, a proud sponsor of the National
Football League and Super
Bowl XLVI, announced today the results of a nationwide survey about
the NFL's leading players and Super Bowl XLVI. Super Bowl XLVI is one of
the more recent Super Bowl games to be played in a cold weather city, so
fans were asked to identify this year's players who live up to the
Vicks' "no sick days" spirit.
Forty-five percent of fans hope that New York's Eli Manning does
not come down with the cold or flu on game day, compared to New
England's Tom Brady (35%) who beat out fellow team mates BenJarvus
Green-Ellis, Wes Welker and Vince Wilfork. New York's Victor
Cruz, JustinTuck and Lawrence Tynes were also
considered.
New England's Rob Gronkowski received the honor of being named
Super Bowl XLVI's toughest player, as fans believe he fully embodies the
Vicks' mantra, "In the NFL there are no sick days," over Aaron
Hernandez, Deion Branch and Stephen Gostkowski. New York's
Hakeem Nicks, Ahmad Bradshaw, Mario Manningham and Jason
Pierre-Paul were also contenders for the title.
Even though the NFL season takes place during cold and flu season, true
fans would never let a cold or flu hold them back. To help ease the
burden of being sick with a cold or flu, the survey uncovered which NFL
player fans would most want to take care of them when they have a cold
or flu. More than one-quarter want Denver's Tim Tebow to be the
quarterback that brings them chicken soup over rivals New Orleans' Drew
Brees, New England's Tom Brady, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers
and New York's Eli Manning.
When asked who would be the best player to motivate fans to power
through their day when suffering from a cold or flu, nearly one-third
chose New Orleans' Drew Brees. However, ten percent more men than
women would prefer it be Baltimore's Ray Lewis. Regardless if
they watch one or more than seven hours of football a week, all fans
agree that New Orleans' Drew Brees is the player they would want
to hang out with to feel better.
The cold weather coupled with flu season requires the best defense
possible. The survey also asked fans which NFL player they believe could
defend against their cold symptoms while also remaining unaffected by
the cold weather.