Vince Wilfork, still a fan favorite in New England despite now playing in Houston, officially has his own cover on ESPN The Magazine.

The nose tackle, who jokingly pitched Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen on an opportunity in the modeling industry, is officially part of ESPN’s 2016 “Body Issue.” Here’s one of the issue’s covers:

Forget the overalls. Vince Wilfork bared all for this year's #BodyIssue cover. The full issue drops July 6. pic.twitter.com/UBtedTLxnx — ESPN (@espn) June 30, 2016

Alongside the photos, Wilfork and his wife, Bianca, gave an extensive interview.

Some interview highlights:

Wilfork explained why he did the Body Issue:

“If people can look at me, a guy that’s 325-plus, doing an issue like this, I’m pretty sure that they might have a little confidence.”


Bianca Wilfork, on how Vince occasionally responds to strangers’ who ask if he’s a football player:

“They’ll say, ‘Do you play ball?’ and he’ll tell them no, he’s a gynecologist.”

His calves:

“I love my calves. In high school someone told me, ‘You got runner legs.’ And I say, what the hell does that mean? He’s like, well, your calves; you don’t have fat-people calves [laughs].”

He could dunk in seventh grade:

“The first time, I got a fast break and I said, ‘Well, it’s me and the rim. Either I dunk it or I’m a strike, one or the other.’ And I ended up dunking it. And that was seventh grade. The neighborhood kids went insane.”