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The list: modesty props used in ESPN Magazine’s Body Issue

Salute the real stars of ESPN Magazine Bodies We Want: the creatively placed props covering athletes’ nipples and genitals

by Spencer Hall

1. Gas can (Courtney Force)

2. Soap bubbles (John Wall)

3. Motorcycle (Tarah Gieger)

4. Hamburger (Elena Hight)

5. Weird blue-ish water (Giancarlo Stanton)

6. Boxing glove (Marlen Esparza)

7. An infant (Kerri Walsh-Jennings)

8. Three footballs (come on, Vernon Davis)

9. Football helmet (Vernon Davis)

10. Baseball glove (Matt Harvey)

11. Dirty room service dishes (Matt Harvey)

Items to be used in future issues:

  • Screaming Terry Crews Head from Old Spice Ads
  • Tiny red stage curtains
  • Apron reading “Welcome To Flavortown”
  • ESPN Mobile Phones
  • A copy of Freakonomics
  • Carefully placed bearded dragons
  • Larger cartoon genitals and nipples painted on cardboard
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