CORTLAND, n.y.  â€" Tebow mania turned into Wrestlemania for the Jets during one big training camp throwdown.
About 20 players were involved in a brief brawl during a chippy practice Monday after running back Joe McKnight and safety D'Anton Lynn tangled following a play.
Coach Rex Ryan, along with several players, including Tim Tebow, ran over to break things up.
Tebow said his first camp with the Jets has had less tension among the players than those he spent with the University of Florida and the Broncos. He also said he has never thrown a punch on the field.
"No, I'm clean," he said, laughing. "I stay clean out there."
Lynn, the son of Jets running backs coach Anthony Lynn, shoved McKnight out of bounds after a handoff from Greg McElroy. An angry McKnight then fired the football at Lynn.
"That was a first," Lynn said. "That's never happened to me before, so I lost my temper for a second."
Meanwhile, several other players jokingly acted as if they were taking swings at each other.
And off the field, former Jets QB Boomer Esiason said on his radio show on WFAN on Monday morning that if it were up to him, he'd cut Tebow now.
When told of Esiason's comments, Tebow predictably took the high road, saying: "I've heard nothing but great things about Mr. Esiason. I know he was a great player here and I just wish him nothing but the best in his announcing, and God bless him."
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