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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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A topless Tim Tebow video two-fer

Tim Tebow looks on after a game against

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow, the most talked-about man in New York sports circles despite just 12 plays this season, has again been photographed sans shirt.

This time, it was for a photo shoot for Vogue Magazine.

The above video, courtesy of our partners at News 12, shows some of the Tebow footage. The video embedded below, via Celeb TV, has more on the extremely important issue...

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Tim Tebow show premieres Wednesday on NFL Network

Tim Tebow of the New York Jets after

Photo credit: Jim McIsaac

Assuming y’all still are interested in the Jets’ backup quarterback, the NFL Network has a new episode of its series, “A Football Life,’’ premiering at 8 p.m. Wednesday about you-know-who.

The show, “The Faces of Tebow,’’ comes at its subject from an unusual angle, speaking to five former quarterbacks who are said to illustrate elements of Tim Tebow.

Joe Namath talks about fame, Roger...

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Tim Tebow talks to Boomer Esiason on WFAN

Jets quarterback Tim Tebow throws a pass against

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Boomer Esiason, a former NFL MVP quarterback and now co-host on WFAN's morning show, said on the radio on Aug. 6 that the Jets should cut Tim Tebow.

That caused quite a stir in New York and nationally.

On Thursday, Esiason and co-host Craig Carton brought their "Boomer & Carton" show to Jets camp in Florham Park. And here's the Tim Tebow interview. (Credit Esiason for asking...

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Tebow is a 'Good Guy'

Tim Tebow addresses the media as he is

Photo credit: Getty Images

Sure, the Jets dropped a potential hand grenade in the middle of their locker room when they acquired Tim Tebow.

But the team has at least one thing it needn't worry about with its backup quarterback, and it's important in Media City: No matter what, the guy simply will not be flustered by the press corps. Like Derek Jeter and Eli Manning, he has mastered the art of being accessible and professional...

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