Will Tim Tebow Play in the XFL? Former Florida Star 'Had Conversations' With League but Remains Committed to Baseball

Tim Tebow has very little interest in swapping the diamond for the gridiron, hinting he was not particularly inclined to join the XFL.

The former Denver Broncos and New York Jets quarterback left football for baseball in 2016 and has seemingly little intention of walking back on the same path.

"There was some communication," he told reporters about discussions he had with XFL representatives as he reported for Spring Training with the New York Mets on Sunday.

"We had a couple conversations [...] I love what they're doing, and I think it has a chance to have success, and I think that's great."

The 32-year-old admitted being a fan of the league, which launched earlier this year, and hoped it would last longer than the original XFL, which disbanded after a solitary season in 2001.

Tebow added the XFL could prove to be a great shop window for a number of players currently not in the NFL, but insisted he would not put himself in the frame as he remains happy playing baseball instead.

"I think there needs to be a place for a lot of players that are really good, and should and could be playing in the NFL, and are better than a lot of NFL players," he explained.

"There's a chance they're going to be seen. So I think it's awesome, and I think it's good for a lot of guys that are going to get a spot on an NFL roster because they're going to show a team they're worth it. But for me, this is what I wanted to do and pursue it, and be all in."

Still in the nascent stage of its revival season, the XFL has received positive feedback so far but remains short of big-name players. That is largely due to its no-frills financial structure, which sees teams operating within budgets that are a fraction of those available to the 32 NFL franchises.

It remains unclear what the XFL discussed with Tebow, who a year ago turned down the chance of playing in the now-defunct Alliance of American Football.

"It was easy even though it was an awesome offer," the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner said a year ago to the day of an offer he received by the Orlando Apollos. "I'm all-in on baseball and no way could I stop and not give this a chance after everything that I've worked for."

Tebow was selected in the first round of the 2010 draft by the Broncos. After starting the final three games of his rookie season, Tebow became Denver's starting quarterback six games into his second year in the league, when he lead the team to the AFC West title and a first playoff win since 2005.

In the 2012 offseason, the former Florida star was traded to the New York Jets. Tebow, however, spent just one season in New Jersey, before being released.

He was signed up to the practice squads of both the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles but never made a 53-man roster again and turned to baseball in 2016.

Since making the switch, Tebow is yet to appear in the majors and has played with the Mets' minor league affiliates for the last four years.