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Zach Parise doesn’t get what all the Tim Tebow nonsense is about

New York Jets Introduce Tim Tebow

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 Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

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We’re not ProFootballTalk here so you’ve been able to steer clear of anything Tim Tebow-related, but New Jersey Devils captain Zach Parise isn’t feeling Tebowmania.

With Tebow now part of the New York Jets, who conveniently play their games in New Jersey, that means Parise’s turf as the most lovable guy in the Garden State is threatened. Parise tells Tom Gulitti of Fire & Ice that he just doesn’t get what all the hubbub is about with the Jets’ new quarterback.

“I don’t care for it,” Parise said. “Why is a backup quarterback having a press conference?”

More than 200 media members attended Tebow’s introductory news conference Monday at the Jets’ practice facility in Florham Park.

“That doesn’t make sense to me,” Parise said.

Meanwhile in Newark, the Devils are this close to clinching a playoff berth and are set up to be a dangerous team in the Eastern Conference playoffs all the while Parise is leading the way. Tough times, indeed.

Maybe there’ll be a big press conference for Parise come summertime in New Jersey if he wins the Stanley Cup or signs a long-term deal with the team. Then again, if Parise or any Devils get banged up in the postseason, don’t expect to see Tebow come rolling into town for the laying of hands to help out.