The move comes a little less than three months after the team signed the former Heisman Trophy winner , reuniting him with his former University of Florida coach Urban Meyer, who now heads the Jaguars. Tebow, 34, last played in an NFL regular season game in as a quarterback and spent the last few years playing minor league baseball with the New York Mets organization.
He remains a popular figure in Jacksonville, his hometown, for his stellar college career and outspoken Christian faith. He attempted to join the Jaguars as a tight end, where he struggled with blocking in his first preseason contest. Tebow previously played three NFL seasons as a quarterback after being selected with the No.
Tebow won seven games as the Broncos starter in , and he led Denver to an upset win over the Steelers in the playoffs. Tebow tallied 17 touchdown passes as a professional, adding 12 on the ground.
While many believed he was given the chance due to his celebrity rather than his baseball ability, he was reported to be popular with teammates. He played for the Mets Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse in , but it was clear he did not have the skills to step up a level and never played in the major leagues. Players loved him. The locker room loved him. But it was the right thing. A former first-round pick of the Denver Broncos , the once highly touted quarterback saw a bit of playoff glory with the assistance of now-retired wide receiver Demaryius Thomas before being traded to the New York Jets in following Denver's signing of Peyton Manning.
The wheels began falling off of his career from that point forward, leading to his retirement after a short stint with the Philadelphia Eagles and initial refusal to try his hand at tight end. Tebow then sought to revive his baseball dreams by signing with the New York Mets and recently retired from baseball this offseason, finding his way to a familiar face in Meyer -- his college coach at Florida -- not long thereafter. Meyer explained why Tebow didn't make the roster, which had more to do with an important aspect of football he just couldn't master.
Two of the special teams phases are tackling and he had never tackled. That's what I found myself and I still find myself, all of us.
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