Kevin Love, Bryce Harper, Natalie Coughlin And Odell Beckham Jr Pose Nude For ESPN The Magazine Body Issue 2015 [PHOTOS]

It's a classic magazine ploy; get famous people naked, put them on a cover and print money. Sometimes that approach leads to some controversy, but ESPN the Magazine's "Body Issue" has received nothing but praise. The issue celebrates the form and beauty of these elite athletes without any judgments.

NBA superstar Kevin Love, 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., U.S. Olympian Amanda Bigson, Washington D.C. Nationals' star Bryce Harper and American heptathlete Chantae McMillan are featured on the cover of the Body Issue.

"The ability to capture both the strength and vulnerability of these extraordinary athletes through such powerful images and introspective interviews is incredibly moving," Chad Millman, ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com editor in chief, said in a statement. The Body Issue features 24 athletes posing naked.

Ali Krieger, who just won the FIFA Women's World Cup Sunday, French Open winner Stan Wawrinka, NHL star Tyler Seguin, rugby player Todd Clever, U.S. Men's soccer star Jermaine Jones, golfer Sadena Parks and skateboarder Leticia Bufoni are also in the Body Issue. Husband and wife Laird Hamilton (surfer) and Gabby Reece (beach volleyball) also bared all for ESPN the Magazine.

Three offensive linemen for ther Indianapolis Colts -- Jack Mewhort, Anthony Castonzo and Todd Herremans -- also stripped down for the Body Issue. Castonzo is listed at 6' 7" and 311 pounds, Mewhort is 6' 6" and 309 pounds and Herremans is 6' 6" and 321 pounds. "When I got this call I was like ‘they want to see me naked?’ I thought I was getting Punk’d," Mewhort said.