Unlike the Hall of Fame voting process, which doesn’t give a voice to the folks without whom there would be no game because no one would care to watch it be played, the NFL encourages the fans to make themselves heard regarding the MVP of the Super Bowl.

Voting can be accomplished via your Sprint or Nextel phone.  To do so, text the player’s first name and last name to 99777.

The fan’s winner will get 2.5 votes in the overall selection process.  The second-place player gets one vote.  And the third-place player receives half of a vote.

Last year, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning won the popular vote, and also won the official vote. 

Sprint is the official telecommunications partner of ProFootballTalk.com, and Sprint has made a strong commitment to the NFL.  Sprint customers with PowerVision data plans can watch NFL Network at any time of the day, and Sprint’s exclusive SEE TV is all over Phoenix in preparation for the Super Bowl.