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Steve Spurrier said he hasn't made any further attempts to lure Tim Tebow to the Alliance of American Football.

In an interview with NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk Live on Tuesday, Spurrier — who is the head coach of the AAF's Orlando Apollos — indicated that Tebow is concentrated on advancing his career in baseball.

"No," Spurrier said, when asked if he has taken any additional steps to recruit Tebow. "And I don't blame Tim. Tim’s got a chance to go to Major League Baseball. I think he starts in the Triple A this year. I think Tim’s probably headed in the baseball direction right now, and I certainly don’t blame him. I think if I was in his situation, I might do the same thing."

Spurrier said on The Dan Patrick Show last April that he had reached out to Tebow about the possibility of joining the upstart spring football league.

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Instead, Tebow will continue to pursue his career as an outfielder in the New York Mets organization. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback received an invite to big-league spring training for the second consecutive year and is due to report to camp Saturday, along with the rest of the team's position players.

The 31-year-old hit .273 with six home runs last season with the Mets' Class AA affiliate and is expected to start the year at Class AAA Syracuse. Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has said Tebow is "one step away" from joining the big-league club.