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NBC's "The Tonight Show" Spoofs ESPN The Magazine's "Body Issue"

ESPN The Magazine's annual "Body Issue" hits newsstands today, and last night’s edition of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” featured a segment on the issue. NBC's Jay Leno: “It's the yearly edition that features various sports stars naked. Some of the athletes are very revealing.” 

A video clip featuring images from the magazine was shown, with a "reporter" saying, “Your favorite sports stars are stripping down for ESPN The Magazine's annual Body Issue. Check out Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin, Olympic speedskater Apolo Ohno, snowboarding sensation Gretchen Bleiler. And take a look at New York Jets coach Rex Ryan baring it all!” The final image was of a large, naked man reclined on a couch with Ryan’s head superimposed, wearing a Jets hat and headset, and eating grapes (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 10/6).

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