NEW YORK (AP) -- Reebok wants a ban lifted on its sale of apparel with the name of New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.
Reebok International Ltd. Tuesday asked a judge to end it. The company says it can prove it was not selling merchandise in violation of its expired 10-year licensing deal with the NFL.
The ban came after Nike Inc. filed a lawsuit last week, days after Tebow was traded from Denver to New York. Nike says in court papers it will lose a one-time opportunity if the ban on Reebok sales is lifted. Nike now has NFL licensing rights.
Reebok says it sold 6,000 Tebow-Jets jerseys and 25,000 T-shirts, not enough to impact Nike sales. It says only a small number of jerseys and no T-shirts contained Reebok's logo or name.
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