FLORHAM PARK, N.J—Last month, on the first day of voluntary workouts, Jets tight end Josh Baker entered the team's locker room and looked to his left, and then to his right. He knew that Tim Tebow, who had just been traded to the club, would have a locker somewhere. He just hoped it wouldn't be next to his.

When he found Tebow's locker in the far-right corner of the room, he exhaled. "I dodged a bullet," he thought to himself, imagining all the media attention that would surround one of the world's most popular athletes.

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