Via Deadspin comes word of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow’s photo spread in GQ. The photos GQ posted online include one of Tebow shirtless (below), but Deadspin reports on one it says is only found in the print magazine:
The lurid full-page centerfold of a sweaty, shirtless Tim Tebow is positively filthy …. and comes with drooling prose to match.
Jason Fagone, the writer of the Tebow piece, gushes like a teenage girl (or gay boy) over Tebow’s body:
Tebow is six feet three and 245 pounds, all thick polygons and smooth flat planes and inescapable corn-fed handsomeness. He’s wearing a billowy white shirt and loose-fitting jeans that somehow only underscore the solidity of his bulk, like a tarpaulin draped over a concrete pylon.
His chin is stubbly. He smells strongly of deodorant, and his thick-lashed eyes are impressively serene, considering that a mere forty-five minutes ago, back in the Florida weight room, Tebow was grunting next to a painted slogan that read pain is weakness leaving the body, doing calf raises with a 300-pound offensive lineman sitting on his shoulders. (In the weight room, Tebow wore a blue spandex shirt with an orange flame crawling up the sleeve; everyone else was in gray.)
The story also delves into Tebow’s intense religious beliefs, his impact on college football, his odds of making it in the NFL and … oh hell, what do we care? We just like the shirtless shot by Mark Seliger in the online photo gallery:
on Aug 18th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Couple weeks ago, S.I. did a cover story on him; it was a total hand-job, gushing over how swell Tebow is, how dedicated to doing good. No mention of (for one example) his controversial trip to Africa with his father to circumcize people against their will.
So this week came the letters-to-the-editor about the article and much to my delight, of the 9 letters they printed, 6 were anti-Tebow, along the lines of “great, just what the world needs: another football player to tell us that Jesus helped him win the Super Bowl”. And my favorite (from a San Franciscan, of course): “Bring back Kenny Stabler!” And this is S.I., whose readers are not exactly raging lefties. Most encouraging.
on Aug 18th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I am embarrassed for Jason Fagone. That excerpt is puke-worthy.
on Aug 18th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
It’s not who Tim Tebow is, it’s how he plays the game. I saw Tim in action up close once at a Gator basketball game. He’s definitely “a player” and he knows how to work it towards guys and girls. He’s the real deal.
on Aug 18th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
The fact that he’s a jesus freak totally took some of the lust out that I had for him.
on Aug 18th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Apparently his God doesn’t have a problem with steroids
on Aug 19th, 2009 at 12:23 am
circumcize people against their will? you mean babies, right? circumcision helps against the spread of AIDS, which is especially important in Africa. Not to mention foreskin is unhygenic and unsightly….
anyways at this point I have such bad Tebow-fatigue that it’s hard to look at him period, let alone find him attractive…
on Aug 19th, 2009 at 1:15 am
Well, he’s mine, so keep your eyes in your sockets and your hands in your pockets!!
on Aug 19th, 2009 at 10:52 am
DruggyBear: I was under the impression the Tebows were circumcizing adults as well as babies; that was how the story was reported and I’d be happy to be corrected if wrong.
And yes, it does help prevent AIDS, but you can be sure the Tebows weren’t also distributing condoms, because condoms are evil instruments of Satan.
on Aug 19th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I am so over Tim Tebow. That piece by Jason Fagone makes me want to puke. It is that adulation that makes me tired of him.
on Aug 19th, 2009 at 11:39 am
[...] As for me, I’m going to try and answer the question of what happened to Tim Tebow’s shirt? [...]
on Aug 20th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
I heard about S.I.’s anti-Tebow letters. I’m guessing that’s why they scrapped the second part of the interview. That’s where they discuss Tebow walking on water, turning water into wine, raising the dead, fixing the US healthcare system, rescuing the economy and ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…all before morning scrimmage.
on Aug 20th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Ah, the full package….
on Aug 21st, 2009 at 11:14 am
1. Tebow is straight. 2. Tebow is one of those evangelical types, which makes it very likely he doesn’t think very highly of us ‘mos. Therefore, Tebow isn’t worth drooling over.
on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 2:47 am
Who cares about this homo hatin “virgin” queen? He’s not that hot, he ain’t that good of a player, there are better…… so it seems to me that they’re pimping him out with whatever they can to make some money. The guy’s not even attractive when you look at him closely….. Big deal, so he hasn’t been laid,….. YEAH, RIGHT. And if you believe that then I bet you’d believe he’s never jerked off while thinking of some of his ball playin buddies either.
on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am
Tebow is noted by MANY coaches and players, alike, as being one of the best collegiate football players in history. He’s also been commended on and off the field for his sportsmanship and pleasant demeanor. It’s his athleticism, his personality, and his looks that make him so incredibly hot! Steroids? You’ve got to be kidding! Having met him in person, so not the case. He doesn’t have a “roid body”. Are you all really going to spout such negativity about a man, simply because he isn’t gay? Talk about hypocrisy! Not all Christians are anti-gay. I’m a devout Christian and part of my faith is accepting people for who they are and not judging them. I have dear friends from all walks of life. Sometimes it’s just about the person…and believe it or not, there ARE some good ones out there!
on Aug 23rd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
“Steroids? You’ve got to be kidding! Having met him in person, so not the case. He doesn’t have a “roid body”.”
Thanks for that expert opinion.
on Aug 24th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Tebow just happens to be the great white hype of the 09-10 season. He might be a talent but his skin color holds him back because the media often make white athletes into these fairy tale messiahs who work hard to exponentialize their “just above average talent” and do no wrong. This hard work ethic is hyped even when the athlete is “naturally gifted”. It sucks because it makes some fans want to root against these kids like they did Brady Quinn, Ron Powlus, Matt Leinart, etc.
About the religion thing, “Seriously” - you need to head to a local Metropolitan Community Church, because you’re not going to get the validation you seek from this message board. For those who weren’t offended by others expressing their beliefs on faith because we are trying not to judge, you judging them as Super Christian sounds a bit self-righteous and judgmental. Yes, I am judging you. Forgive me.
And I do believe Tebow is a virgin. The way he runs that tight cherry ass has never been tapped. I could only imagine.
on Sep 26th, 2009 at 10:23 am
HE’S BRINGIN SEXY BACK
on Oct 12th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
I would like to give him a concusion! Yummy! He just keeps getting hotter. Forget about MILF what about TILF!
on Nov 28th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Tebow is all man–tall, dark and ruggedly handsome. Count me in!
on Nov 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
TIM TEBOW ROCKS
on Nov 30th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
tim teBow is definetly awesome!! (:
on Jan 1st, 2010 at 12:55 pm
All I know is Tebow is a great role model for kids.If he was a brother or cousin to ya’ll haters then it would be different,cause if he makes it in the pros you could leach off of him.I know tv has timmyvisioned us senseless but he’s 22 and knows exactly what he wants out of life and he is working for it daily.he is focused on what he believes in and forward he marches. AMEN !
on Jan 9th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Seriously if you all hate tim tebow so much STOP looking at his stuff, and if you all are Christian i find it hard to believe you would say any of this about a man who lives thru christ and helps teach his message, its sad..get a life and stop trying to bring his down.
on Jan 31st, 2010 at 4:17 pm
WOW!!!! Tim tebow is a great player who has a wonderful future in store for him.
on Feb 7th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
WHAT A DOUCHE!