ESPN 'Body Issue' PHOTOS 2011: Naked Athletes Hope Solo, Blake Griffin, Gretchen Bleiler & More

ESPN The Magazine's 2011 "Body Issue," in which several athletes strip down and pose nude or semi-nude, comes out on Friday and the cover images have been released. ESPN announced last week that women's soccer star Hope Solo, Rams running back Steven Jackson and NBA phenom Blake Griffin would be among the athletes to pose. Solo, Griffin, snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and star goalkeeper Tim Howard were chosen to grace the covers of the 2011 issue.

Scroll through the photos below and vote on which one is the best!

RATE IT!   |  

VOTE

HOT

CURRENT TOP 5 PICK YOUR OWN TOP 5

USERS WHO VOTED

NEW! CREATE YOUR OWN SLIDESHOW

Comments

[jovin george]

11:27 PM on 10/23/2011

get more like this
http://www.mobilespecs.in/

[Bu Abdullah M AlMelhem]

01:54 PM on 10/09/2011

Body beautiful kidnapped mind of every yolk Sports

[Opus Loki]

01:46 PM on 10/09/2011

There is no machine made that is as beautriful as the human body when it is toned to perfection. A lot of work, sacrifice, and commitment goes into looking like this. I'm really not a person that thinks snow boarding is a sport but that kid definately puts in the work. I can appreciate that effort.

[Anderson Anderson]

09:06 AM on 10/09/2011

If you have "body issues" or an issue with looking at naked athletes ... then why even look at this article?

[DeeDaw]

09:56 PM on 10/08/2011

Blake Griffin is a man... dayum.

Too bad he is a butter face.

And Tim Howard and Jose Reyes... DAAAAAAAAAAMMMMN

[Roxanna]

01:48 PM on 10/08/2011

Obviously ... these are real bodies... not air brushed models

[Rootytootytoot]

01:48 PM on 10/08/2011

The photo on the outside page is kind of scary. Maybe it's just me, but if they are photos in weird positions like that, I just don't find them sexy.

[Hans Bickel]

01:30 PM on 10/08/2011

Now I know another reason why God didn't let the U.S. soccer team win despite their huge overdog status. God knows past, present, and future perfectly. Plus, if you go naked in public you may become a tree in your next life. Dr. Hans

[englishman545]

01:19 PM on 10/08/2011

Do we really need to see naked pictures of athletes??

Sumu Wrestlers??

[Reikoku Jaken]

01:12 PM on 10/08/2011

And that is why being human is great, because all of that potential rests within us.

These photos are a wonderful throw back to the Greek model.

[Ty LaRue]

12:43 PM on 10/08/2011

Not pictured here but Natasha Hastings, OH MY!!!!! (homer drool)
If they had Tamika Catchings I would buy the mag

[DZISU]

11:40 AM on 10/08/2011

OOh Yeah, but leave the guys out

[WireDolly]

11:28 AM on 10/08/2011

Lookin' gooooood! If you've got it, flaunt it...

[zyxnix]

08:57 AM on 10/08/2011

I'm not sure snowboarding qualifies you as an athlete.

[kwaut lizard]

12:37 PM on 10/08/2011

Have you seen what they can do on these things?

[GeorgeGee]

02:33 AM on 10/08/2011

Yeah. These photos just tripled my body image issues. Thanks ESPN.