Hopefully Larry Fitzgerald has invested in some of that Nike Pro Combat gear Adrian Peterson is hawking.

After watching Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, his Madden 10 cover partner, go down with a sprained MCL (could miss 3-6 weeks) Thursday, Fitzgerald has to be questioning the validity of the supposed “Madden Curse”.

Polamalu is the latest player to get bit by the video game hex, joining such bad-luck charms as Michael Vick, Shaun Alexander and Vince Young.

But curse or no curse, Polamalu was due for an injury.

When you play as reckless as he does – which is also why he’s a great player – you are bound to get hurt. And if you watched the start of Thursday’s game, Polamalu was out of control. On top of an interception, he also had six solo tackles and two penalties in just under one half of football.

Fitzgerald should see an equal amount of face time against a ho-hum pass defense when the Arizona Cardinals host the San Francisco 49ers this weekend. Betjamaica.com has the defending NFC champs as 6-point home favorites.

What’s the over/under on games Fitzgerald gets in before the curse claims another cover boy?