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ESPN backs off Tim Tebow coverage

Jets quarterback Tim Tebow talks to the media

Photo credit: Joe Epstein

Tim Tebow has faded into near invisibility on the football field. Now it appears the Jets’ backup quarterback will fade from view even on the television network that has followed him most obsessively.

Sports Business Journal reported Monday that ESPN president John Skipper recently told producers to back off on a network-wide fixation with Tebow that for months has drawn criticism both inside...

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