Why Jerry Rice has decided to pose nude

San Francisco 49ers great Jerry Rice makes an appearance at the State of the Franchise event at the California Theater in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)When it’s newsworthy that a 55-year-old man is posing nude, we usually know who’s to blame.

Sure enough, it’s time once again for ESPN to show us more than we ever expected — or wanted — to see of some of our favorite athletes and former athletes.

Jerry Rice, arguably the greatest football player ever, is the centerfold, err centerpiece to this year’s edition of ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue, for our purposes. The former 49ers and Raiders Hall of Famer will be on full display on June 25,…