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Reebok Settles with Nike Over Rights to Distribute Tebow Gear

By Mary Johnson | April 10, 2012 7:47pm
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - MARCH 26: Quarterback Tim Tebow addresses the media as he is introduced as a New York Jet at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on March 26, 2012 in Florham Park, New Jersey. Tebow, traded from the Denver Broncos last week, will be the team's backup quarterback according to Jets head coach Rex Ryan. Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, started 11 games in 2011 for Denver and finished with a 7-4 record as a starter. He led the Broncos to a playoff overtime win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round before eventually losing to the New England Patriots in the next round. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
FLORHAM PARK, NJ - MARCH 26: Quarterback Tim Tebow addresses the media as he is introduced as a New York Jet at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on March 26, 2012 in Florham Park, New Jersey. Tebow, traded from the Denver Broncos last week, will be the team's backup quarterback according to Jets head coach Rex Ryan. Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, started 11 games in 2011 for Denver and finished with a 7-4 record as a starter. He led the Broncos to a playoff overtime win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round before eventually losing to the New England Patriots in the next round. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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MANHATTAN — After Nike filed a lawsuit against Reebok over the right to distribute Tim Tebow-themed Jets gear, Reebok has reportedly agreed to a settlement that will require them to remove any such clothing from its stock of merchandise.  

In a statement provided to NBC New York, Nike spokeswoman Mary Remuzzi said the company is "pleased to have reached a mutually agreeable resolution."

Nike had claimed that Reebok tried to pull a quarterback sneak last month, rushing Tebow-themed Jets merchandise to the shelves immediately after the trade was announced. Nike, which recently took over licensing rights for the NFL, defended its territory and filed suit against Reebok for infringing on those rights.

Tebow joined Gang Green in March, drawing mixed reactions from Jets fans leery of Tebow’s quarterback style and his deeply Christian faith.

But that didn’t stop mass amounts of merchandise from hitting websites and stores around New York, with options not limited to the standard Jersey or T-shirt.