Timothy Richard Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is a former professional American football midfielder and professional baseball player currently in the New York Mets organization. He played college football for the University of Florida, won the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and appeared on the BCS National Championship-winning team during the 2006 and 2008 seasons. Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft and spent two seasons with the team. He also plays for the New York Jets in 2012. In addition, he has pre-season duties with the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013 and 2015 respectively.
Tebow became a Florida Gators' midfielder midfielder during the 2007 season when he became the first sophomore college to win the Heisman Trophy. In 2008, Tebow led Florida to a 13-1 record and a second national championship in three years, and was named offensive MVP of the national championship game. The Gator again went 13-1 in 2009, his senior year. At the end of his college career, he holds an all-time Southeast Conference record in both career efficiency runs and total hurried touchdowns, appearing second and tenth (respectively) in the NCAA notebooks in this category.
As a member of the Denver Broncos, he started his last three games of his rookie season and became the first full quarterback of the team starting in the sixth game of 2011. The Broncos were 1-4 before he became a starter but began to win with him on the pitch, often coming from behind the end fourth quarter, until they won their first AFC West title and their first playoff game since 2005, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime. Despite the team's success, however, Tebow's potential as a professional-level quarterback is questionable because of his lack of passing ability that is perceived, persistentfoundly, and has the lowest passing pass rate in the league.
During the 2012 offseason, the Broncos traded Tebow to the New York Jets, where he received little play time and was released after the 2012 season ended. He signed a two-year unsecured contract with the New England Patriots on June 11, 2013, but was cut from the team on 31 August 2013. After two seasons away from the game, Tebow signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 20, 2015, but was released on September 5.
Despite setting a 8-6 record as an early quarterback with the Broncos and leading them into the playoffs, including a playoff victory (after they started 1-4), he did not start again in the NFL. No other quarterback under 30 years in NFL history has won a playoff game and then never started another NFL game.
In 2016, Tebow announced he would pursue a career in professional baseball and signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on September 8.
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Initial years
Tebow's parents - Pamela Elaine (nÃÆ' Â © e Pemberton) and Robert Ramsey Tebow II - met while attending the University of Florida in the late 1960s. During that time, her mother was a freshman and her father was a second year student. The couple married on June 12, 1971, before graduating from university. In 1985, the family moved to the Philippines where they served as Baptist missionaries and built a ministry. Before pregnant with Tim, her mother developed amoebic dysentery and went into a coma. She finds her pregnant while recovering. Because the drug used to treat it, the fetus has severe placental abruption. The doctor expects the baby to be stillborn and recommends an abortion. Tebow decided against it by citing their strong beliefs. (Abortion is illegal in the Philippines in any case) On August 14, 1987, he gave birth to Tim in Manila. When Tim was three, his family moved from the Philippines to Jacksonville, Florida.
Tebow is the youngest of five siblings. He and his siblings were all educated at home by their parents, who instilled family Christian beliefs. Tebow is dyslexic and believes in its uniqueness as a gift from the Creator. In 1996, legislation passed in Florida enables home-schooled students to compete in high school sports events. The law provides that home-schooled students may participate in a local high school team in the school district where they live. Tebow took advantage of this law when he chose to play for Trinity Christian Academy, a local high school in Jacksonville, where he played tightly. In 2003, he moved to an apartment near St Johns County, making him eligible to play for a struggling football program at Allen D. Nease High School where he can play quarterbacks. His appearance caused little controversy over the fact that, despite schooling at home, he had a choice of schools to play.
Tebow became famous on the national level as a junior at Nease, known for his running and throwing ability, as well as intense competitiveness. Later that year, he suffered an injury to his right foot at the end of the first half of the game. Originally believed to be suffering from bad cramps, he actually played the whole of the second half with broken fibula, at one point rushing for a 29-yard touchdown. After the match, the injury rate was found and he was held for the rest of his junior season. Nevertheless, he was named the Florida Player of the Year and became the prospect of a major college football midfielder.
During his senior season, he led Nease Panthers to the state title, winning the All-State award, named Florida's Mr. Football and Parade Magazine All-American High School, and repeated as Florida Player of the year. He plays in the United States Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas which features 78 senior high school senior footballers in the country and is featured nationally on NBC television.
Tebow is the subject of the ESPN documentary "Faces in Sports". This segment is titled "Tim Tebow: The Chosen One", and focuses on the controversy of Tebow school and missionary work in the Philippines, its athletic exploitation, and the recruitment process of universities. Tebow is also featured on Sports Illustrated on the "Face in Crowd" page. In 2007, he was appointed to the All-Century Association of Florida Athletic State Teams who enrolled 33 of the best football players in the state of Florida in the history of 100 years of high school soccer. Despite family ties with the University of Florida, where his parents meet as students, Tebow considers other schools, including the University of Alabama. One of the reasons he gave for choosing Florida was a violation of the choice of Urban Meyer coach, an offense that according to Tebow considered an archetypal quarterback. Prior to enrolling at the University of Florida, he spent three summers in the Philippines, assisting with his father's orphanage and missionary work.
Homeschooling
On January 7, 2007, Tebow is featured prominently in the Outside The Lines ESPN feature of in-home athletes looking for equal access to high school athletics in other states. As home-school access to the athletic functions of public and private schools varies by country, Tebow and former defender Jason Taylor (allowed to play in a local high school in Pennsylvania) argue in favor of extending the right to play for local teams to more states. After becoming the first home-schooled athlete to be nominated for the Heisman Trophy, he said, "It's so cool, people often have stereotypes of home-schoolers as not very athletic - like, go winning spelling contest or something like that - it's an honor for me to be the first to do that. "Tebow received the Quaqua Protà © cà © gÃÆ' © 2008 as an outstanding home education graduate.
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College soccer career
Tebow received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida and played for Berlin Gators Urban Meyer coaching football teams from 2006 to 2009. While he spent his first year in reserve, finally highlighted a career in Florida including winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007, leading the team to the BCS championship in 2008, and the 13-1 season in 2009. The Gators coaches chose him as team captain in 2008 and 2009, and he is the recipient of three of the most valuable players of the Gator players. , was chosen by his teammates in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
2006 season
Despite a strong showing in his first inter-squad scandal, Urban Meyer head coach named Tebow second-string behind Chris Leak. Reserves throughout the season, Tebow is a significant contributor to the 2006 Gator success. He made his college debut coming off the bench in a goal-line situation against Miss South. He rushed for a touchdown on a quarterback that was designed scrambling on his first drama. In the next game, he leads the team within a few yards against the UCF.
Tebow made his SEC debut against Tennessee Volunteers on September 16. His performances include a ten-yard run on the first carry and a fourth critical convert down near the end of the game, which leads to Gators' touchdown. Tebow's biggest game of the season came against LSU Tigers on October 7, where he contributed the third touchdown Gators, passing for two and rushing for the other. Tebow played a part in the Gators victory in the 2007 BCS National Championship Battle against the State of Ohio. He tossed for one goal and rushed for another, finishing with 39 yards rushing. He finished 2006 with a second foothold in the Gator team.
2007 season
Despite the question of his graduation skills looming, Tebow named Florida Gators began quarterback for the 2007 season. He opened 13-of-17 years for 300 yards and three goals in his early debut against Western Kentucky University. Tebow completed the regular season with the nation's second highest passing efficiency with 177.8. In addition, he averages 4.3 meters per carry on the ground.
Tebow set many personal, school and national records in the 2007 season, including:
- University of Florida single-game quarterback rushes yard, 166, week 4
- SEC season rushes touchdown record, 20
- Highest career achievement with one game, 5, 10 November
- Detect total SEC season (passing and hurrying), 55
On November 24, against the Seminoles of the State of Florida, Tebow threw for three goals and rushed for two in a 45-12 defeat of the Seminoles. It was later revealed that Tebow cracked his right hand during the third quarter but played the rest of the game. She has to wear a cast for the next three weeks.
After the 2007 season, Tebow was recognized as the first team of All-SEC selection and consensus of the All-American first team, He won the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding college footballer of the year. Tebow also received the Davey O'Brien Award, annually awarded to the country's best quarterback, on February 18 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Heisman Trophy
On December 8, 2007, Tebow was awarded the Heisman Trophy, ending in front of Arkansas Darren McFadden, Colt Brennan of Hawaii, and Missouri Chase Daniel. He was the first year student to win the Heisman Cup. He collected 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points above runners-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. He finished the regular season as the only player in FBS history to hurry up and pass for at least 20 goals in both categories in the same season. He has 32 touchdown passes, and 23 touchdown rushes. Tebow's total touchdown landing in the 2007 season was the most recorded for any position in SEC history. Total also set the record for the most hurried touchdown by quarterbacks in FBS history. Tebow became the third Florida player to win the Heisman Trophy, joining Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel.
2008 season
Before the 2007 season was even close to end, Florida coach Urban Meyer stated that he would likely use two quarterbacks during the 2008 season to take some of the workload off Tebow's shoulders. Tebow led the Gators in a hurry in 2007 but also had to play through bruised shoulders and a broken non-throwing hand. Before the 2008 season began, Tebow's name was withdrawn from consideration for the Preseason All-American Playboy team as against his Christian beliefs.
On November 1, 2008, playing against Georgia Bulldogs, Tebow ran for a 37th hurried touchdown, breaking the school record previously held by a former Florida run back Emmitt Smith. Tebow helped lead the Gators to a 12-1 record in 2008. After winning the East SEC title, the team played for and won the SEC title at the 2008 SEC Championship Game against Alabama Crimson Tide. The win secures the # 2 spot in the final BCS standings, allowing Gators the chance to play the # 1 Oklahoma Sooners Ranking in the 2009 BCS National Championship, which they won 24-14.
Tebow finished third in the 2008 Heisman Trophy voting, with Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford taking the top spot followed by Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, although Tebow received first place votes. He won the Maxwell Award in 2008, only the second player ever to win the award twice.
On 11 January 2009, at the national championship event held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Tebow announced that he would not make himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft, but instead would return for his senior season in Florida. A day later, he underwent surgery on his right shoulder to remove bone spurs in an attempt to reduce chronic inflammation.
season 2009
Tebow opened the 2009 season continuing a streak and ran for a touchdown in a winning blowout over Charleston Southern and Troy. He ran for a touchdown in the third game, winning against Tennessee, but failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time since his first season. In response to an interview question, Tebow declared him a virgin. The statement was subject to many discussions about whether the question was necessary, including criticisms of journalists who initially asked.
Tebow started against Kentucky despite suffering from a respiratory illness and picked up two bags of intravenous fluids before the game. He ran for two goals to put him 2nd on the SEC touchdown list all the time and he also threw for a goal. By the end of the third quarter, he was struck in the chest by the end defensive Kentucky Taylor Wyndham, falling backwards, and hitting the back of his head on Florida knee tackling Marcus Gilbert, who was wearing a hard knee strut. After the collision, Tebow briefly shows a prominent fenrous response with his left arm, indicating that a concussion has occurred. He lies motionless for a few minutes before being helped on the sidelines, where he vomits. He was taken by ambulance to the University Medical Center of Kentucky Chandler. A CT scan showed no bleeding in the brain, with injuries described as mild concussions. Urban Meyer coaches stay at the hospital with Tebow, who is laid off in the morning. By coincidence, Florida has no match schedule for next Saturday, and Tebow is released to play at the next Gators contest at LSU on October 10, two weeks after the incident.
On 31 October 2009, while playing against Georgia Bulldogs, Tebow ran for his 50th and 51st goals, breaking the SEC career record previously held by former Georgians who re-run Herschel Walker. His last college game from behind, SEC Championship 2009, saw him once again facing the University of Alabama. Tebow threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and led the team with a rushing 63 yards, but the Gators fell 32-13 and lost their chance to play for a second successive national title. Florida beat Cincinnati 51-24 at Sugar Bowl 2010 next January. In what happened at Tebow's last campus, he completed 31-of-35 passes for 482 yards and three goals and contributed four goals total and 533 yards total violation, which broke the record for the Bowl Championship Series match. He graduated from the University of Florida in December 2009.
College statistics and archives
At the end of his college career, Tebow held 5 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 14 Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 28 University of Florida statistics records. He is the all-time SEC leader in career graduation efficiency (170.8), completion percentage (67.1%), passes touchdown to interception ratio (5.5 to 1), rushed yard by quarterback (2947), touchdown rush anything) (57), and the number of touchdowns responsible for (145). Among the many mentioned in the NCAA Division notebooks, Tebow ranks second in career graduation efficiency, third in career yard per business (9.33), 8th in a rush career, and also has a record for most a consecutive game in which he both threw at least one touchdown pass and scored at least one rushing touchdown (14).
Awards and honor
season 2006
- SEC All-Freshman Team
2007 season
- a Walter Camp Award finalist
- Heisman Cup Winner
- Best Sports Players of the Year
- First-team Academic All-American
- Manning Award finalist
- Rivals.com National Offensive Officer of the Year
- Rivals.com SEC Offensive Player of the Year
- First team All-SEC (Associated Press, Coaches, Rivals.com)
- Associated Press SEC Offensive Offensive of the Year
- The main All-American team by: Associated Press, the American Football Writers Association, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Sports News, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com, and Scout.com
- Roy F. Kramer SEC Men's Athlete of the Year.
- ESPY for Best Male Men's Athlete
season 2008
- The first team of All-America by College Football News.
- ESPY for Best Male Men's Athlete
- The Heisman Cup finalist
- Offensive Players Southeast Conference This Week
- SEC 2008 Championship Most Valuable Player Game
- First team All-SEC (AP, Coach, Rivals.com)
- Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- First-team Academic All-American
season 2009
- First-team Academic All-American
- Senior CLASS Awards
- The Heisman Cup finalist
- First team All-SEC (AP, Coach, Rivals.com)
- Second Team All-America (Walter Camp Foundation)
- Southeast Conference Offensive Player of the Year
- Sports Illustrated College football players Decade
"The Tebow Rule"
In 2010, new rules for the next NCAA football season prohibit messages on eye paint. This rule is dubbed "The Tebow Rule" by the media because it will affect it.
During his college football career, he often used references to Bible verses about his black eyes. In the 2009 BCS Championship, he wore John 3:16 in his black eyes; it is Google's search term with the highest ranking over the next 24 hours, generating over 90 million searches. In addition, later, when Tebow turned to another verse, there were 3.43 million searches from "Tim Tebow" and "Proverbs 3: 5-6" together. Tebow stated about the search "It just shows the influence and platform you have as a student-athlete and as a quarterback in Florida".
Although the label's media as a Tebow rule, the NCAA denies rules influenced by Tebow in particular, as many other famous players (Reggie Bush and Terrelle Pryor for example) wear messages on black eyes. An NCAA spokeswoman said: "When this rule is filed, the committee does not focus on a team or student athlete, it reinforces what the purpose of using black eyes is to protect the eyes from the sun."
The NFL already has rules that prohibit players from wearing messages on black eyes, so Tebow can not continue training in the NFL.
Professional soccer career
Pre-draft
After submitting the 2009 NFL Draft for his senior season in Florida, Tebow went on to enter the NFL Draft 2010. Despite his success in college, the potential of NFL Tebow is heavily debated. According to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, who said he could "revolutionize" the pro game. Says Gruden: "The Tebow team is 250 pounds, and he is the strongest man ever to play a position He can throw pretty well at any level." Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said he would pick Tebow with any top 10 pick over quarterbacks in the 2010 draft. However, NFL analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. believes Tebow has no intangible to play quarterbacks in the NFL. "I do not think he can be a full-time quarterback I do not think he can be a future quarterback for you, but I think in the third round, maybe the second round, he will be the same as Pat White", said Goalkeeper.
Tebow was mentioned as the third-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, his home team. Some, including Florida Governor Charlie Crist, suggest that Tebow could be a cure for Jaguars ticket sales lost at EverBank Field.
At the start of the 2009 season, Jaguar owner Wayne Weaver stated: "He (Tebow) is definitely an outstanding footballer and will be an asset to every football organization.There will obviously be a big wave for Tebow, and we should make that evaluation if we have the design of picks that will be nearby. "Not everyone in the organization agrees, because Jaguar lineman Uche Nwaneri posted doubts about NGB Tebow's potential success on his team's website message board.
Denver Broncos
season 2010
Tebow was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round (25 overall) from the NFL Draft 2010. The Broncos had taken a decision in trading with the Baltimore Ravens on the first night of the draft for the second, third and fourth round selection of the Broncos. Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels says about Tebow's arrangement, "He has all the features you're looking for, it's a good choice." When asked how Tebow would be used, McDaniels commented that Tebow probably would not start the quarterback as a rookie, and that he would, "Play when he's ready." The Denver Post columnist Woody Paige praised his choice, saying "The Tremendous team may be at high risk, but he will be the Mile High Reward."
He made NFL Draft records for jersey sales and continues to have the best-selling jersey throughout the 2010 season.
On July 29, Tebow signed a five-year deal with Broncos with a base value of $ 11.25 million (he could earn as much as $ 33 million through certain performance-based incentives). The contract includes $ 8.7 million guaranteed.
On 17 October, Tebow scored his first NFL goal, which was a five-yard run against the New York Jets. On November 14, Tebow made a three-yard touchdown to Spencer Larsen's fullback on the first attempt to pass the NFL, as part of a 49-29 home win over Kansas City's Chief. He also added a touchdown rushing a yard in the game.
Tebow started his first NFL game on December 19, which was a 39-23 road loss to Oakland Raiders. He completed 8-of-16 bait for 138 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown pass. He also rushed for 78 yards, 40 of which occurred on touchdown in the first quarter of the game. It was the longest running touchdown for quarterbacks in Broncos history and the longest running touchdown in NFL history for first quarterbacks.
Tebow's first career victory came in his second start on 26 December. The Broncos beat Houston Texans, 24-23, in Denver. He helped collect the Broncos from a 17-0 deficit at half-time, as he finished the match with 308 yards and one goal. He also added a fourth-quarter gliding touchdown, which limits the comeback.
Tebow spends his rookie season with little play in six games as a back-up (especially in dramas involving wild horse formations, which are a variation of Denver from wildcat formations) before starting the last three games of the Broncos season. He graduated for a total of 654 yards, five goals and three interceptions. He also rushed for 227 yards and six goals. He became the first quarterback in NFL history to pursue a touchdown in every of his first three early careers.
2011 season
Tebow started the 2011 season as a backup quarterback of the Denver Broncos, behind Kyle Orton. After 1-3 starts, Tebow replaced Orton in the first half during the home game against the San Diego Chargers in the fifth week. Tebow escaped and ran for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, reducing the 16 point difference to 29-24 losses. Shortly after, the Broncos chief coach, John Fox, announced Tebow would start the next game on the road against the Miami Dolphins. Tebow fought for three and a half quarters against the Dolphins, picking up six sacks, but bounced back from a 15-0 deficit in the final three minutes to win the 18-15 game in extra time.
The following week, Tebow took seven sacks in a 45-10 loss to Detroit.
On November 6, Tebow rushed for 118 yards, along with passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns, as part of a 38-24 road triumph over Oakland Raiders, second only to Norris Weese in Broncos history as rushed by a quarterback. The Broncos followed with another winning path over Kansas City Chief. Tebow completed two bait on eight attempts for 69 yards and a touchdown. The second settlement, passing a 56-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to wide receiver Eric Decker, sealed the game for Denver. Four days later, Tebow was 9-for-20 with 104 yards in Thursday Night Football's home game against the New York Jets. He led a 95-yard touchdown drive, winning the game with less than six minutes to play, capped by a 20-yard touchdown running on third and four with less than a minute remaining. Tebow guided the Broncos to another comeback win next week - a 16-13 overtime road victory over the San Diego Chargers, where he ran the ball 22 times to 67 yards. At 10 starts of his NFL career, Tebow led the Broncos to their third consecutive victory in Minnesota, 35-32; followed by a fourth comeback win, this time 13-10 overtime at home over the Chicago Bears after being closed for almost 58 minutes.
It was the regular victory of the last season of Tebow's career. At week 15, Tebow rushed for two goals and completed 11-of-22 passes against the New England Patriots with a 41-23 loss. He was fired four times in the game and suffered one mistake. In a 40-14 Broncos loss to Buffalo Bills the following week, he had one passing and one rushing touchdown but also threw three interception, two of which were returned for touchdown, and two fumbled. He fought for the third game in a row the following week in a 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Chief, finishing just 6-of-22 passes and finishing with a low-career quarterback rating of 20.6, but the loss by Oakland Raiders grabbed the playoff spot for the Broncos in AFC West. After three consecutive defeats, vice-president of the Broncos and former midfielder John Elway said Tebow played temporarily and needed to "pull the trigger."
On January 8, Denver hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first round of the NFL playoffs. Tebow threw for a career-high 316 meters and two goals, including a 80-yard touchdown to Demaryius Thomas in the first overtime game, as Broncos won 29-23. Tebow completed 10-of-21 feeds in the game, setting the NFL record for yards per settlement in a playoff game at 31.6. Media sources recorded Tebow's meter (316) and yard per settlement (31.6) raised the Bible John 3:16. Nielsen's ratings for the match also reached 31.6. John 3:16 is the top search item on Google the next day, followed by Tebow and Tim Tebow . The following week, Tebow completed just nine of 26 lures and took five sacks in the 45-10 defeat at the hands of the New England Patriots who made Denver out of the playoffs.
After the season, Elway confirmed that Tebow would be the starting quarterback of the Broncos into the training camp in 2012. Despite being on the successful pitch by the Broncos under Tebow, he finished the season with the lowest passing pass rate in the NFL (reaching 50% in just four of his 14 games ) that led to many people questioning his potential as a midfielder at the professional level.
New York Jets
After the Broncos signed free agent Peyton Manning, Tebow traded to the New York Jets on 21 March 2012, along with the Broncos 31st draft selection election in 2012, in return for the fourth and sixth rounds of the Jets. Jets special team coordinator Mike Westhoff stated that Tebow would be used on a special team, while head coach Rex Ryan and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano stated that he would also be used in wildcat formations on offense. The presence of Tebow throughout the season, in which the Jets struggled, created controversy as fans and the media called on Ryan for the Mark Sanchez bench to consistently support Tebow.
Tebow suffered two broken ribs during a game on the road against the Seahawks, but his wounds have not been confirmed until two days before the Thanksgiving Jets game against the New England Patriots. He is active despite injury, which is openly revealed after the game. Tebow is off during the Jets' next game against Arizona Cardinals where Sanchez is backed in favor of Greg McElroy.
Westhoff was very critical of Tebow's use by Jets in a January 2013 interview on WQAM radio in Miami.
On April 29, 2013, Tebow was released by Jets. He only dumped eight operands and ran 32 times in a season with the team.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots signed Tebow on June 10, 2013, the day before the team's mandatory minicamp; Tebow signed a two-year unsecured contract, though it does have a time-based incentive in 2014. The move reunites him with Josh McDaniels, who has regained his position as an offensive coordinator Patriot and quarterback coach. Tebow played in two of New England's first pre-season games, against the Eagles and the Buccaneers; he finished just five bait in both matches, fired several times and intercepted once, intensifying criticism of his football sharpness. He went 6-for-11 for 91 yards, threw a pair of passing goals and one interception, and gained 30 yards on six brought against the New York Giants, but he also fired four times. He threw a total of two goals through and two interceptions in preseason and had a passenger rating of 47.2 and completed 36.7% of his operations. He was released from the Patriots on August 31, 2013, the NFL team of days asked to cut their toll list to 53. After being cut, he openly thanked the Patriot organization for the occasion and stated: "I will remain in relentless pursuit to continue lifelong dreams I became an NFL quarterback. "
Although he began his broadcasting career in December 2013 on the SEC Network, Tebow continued to look for opportunities to continue his career as an NFL quarterback.
Philadelphia Eagles
Tebow signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 20, 2015, and he competed with Matt Barkley for the third string stringback work of the Eagles. Tebow played all four games in pre-season without starting, going 21-of-36 for 286 yards, two goals, and one interception, while rushing for 82 yards and touchdowns. He was released by the team on 5 September, after the fourth pre-season game.
NFL stats
Regular season
Playoffs
Broncos franchise notes
On the offside of the 2017 NFL season, Tebow held at least six Broncos franchise records, including:
- Passer Rating: playoff match (125.6 on 2012-01-08 PIT)
- Sacked: game (7 on 2011-10-30 DET), playoff match (5 on 2012-01-14 @NWE; with John Elway and Peyton Manning)
- Yds/Pass Att: playoff season (9.62 in 2011), playoff game (15.05 on 2012-01-08 PIT)
- 300 yard passing games: rookie season (1 with Marlin Briscoe and John Elway)
In media
On May 31, 2011, HarperCollins was released Through My Eyes , an autobiography that Tebow wrote with author Nathan Whitaker. Tebow detailed his early life grew up in Jacksonville and the Philippines, as well as his college football experience. On March 4, 2012, has spent 24 weeks on the New York Times best seller list. Named as # 1 in 2011 sports book and bestselling religious book of 2011. The team follows its memoirs with a young reader edition titled Through My Eyes: A Quarterback Trip , also co-written with Whitaker.
Tebow is a spokesperson for Nike, Jockey International, FRS Health Energy, and TiVo.
In 2011, Tebow was the first quarterback featured in ESPN's "Year Quarterback" series. The documentary, titled Tim Tebow: Everything in Between , follows from the 2010 Sugar Bowl to the NFL Draft 2010. It aired on January 6, 2011. On November 8, 2011, the documentary was released on DVD. Tebow was documented in 2012 at NFL Network A Football Life in a documentary entitled The Faces of Tebow.
The national controversy surrounded Tebow's decision to appear in an ad funded by the conservative social organization Focus on the Family aired February 7, 2010, during the Super Bowl XLIV on CBS. There are two 30-second ads, which include Tebow's personal story as part of a pro-life attitude. The issue of abortion is not specifically mentioned in the ad. The pro-choice group criticized the ads, while the pro-life group supported Tebow.
Broadcasting career
On December 30, 2013, Tebow was hired by ESPN as college football analyst. He appears mainly on the SEC Network as a co-host of SEC Nation , mobile pre-match performances, and contributes to other ESPN platforms as well; Tebow made his debut on ESPN during the BCS 2014 National Championship Match. He did not give up playing in the NFL, however, as his contract allowed him to continue to pursue chances as a player.
Tebow was asked to co-host ABC News' Good Morning America on January 31, 2014, two days before Super Bowl XLVIII, and join Eli Manning's morning show.
Baseball Careers
Initial interest
In early August 2016, Tebow made the announcement that he was interested in pursuing a career in professional baseball and invited all 30 Major League Baseball teams into an open trial at the end of August. Tebow has not played full-time baseball since 2005, his first year in high school, when he was an all-country player and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim expressed interest in composing him to have played his senior year. In addition, he has tried and received interest from the Los Angeles Dodgers before the 2016 Major League Baseball season. On August 9, Tebow received a contract offer (without trial) of two small independent professional teams: Bachers Schaumburg from Frontier League and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. On the day before the trial, Tebow was also offered a contract by ÃÆ' guilas del Zulia, a team in the Professional Baseball League of Venezuela who played baseball winter. Tebow conducted trials on August 30 at Dedeaux Square in front of 40 MLB scouts (from 28 of 30 MLB teams), Dodgers director Billy Gasparino and 50 members of the media.
New York Mets
On September 8, 2016, Tebow signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets and participated in the Mets instructional league. In the first bat with the organization, on September 28, 2016, Tebow hit the home run in the first pitch. Mets assigned him to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, where he was beaten.194 in 70 plate appearances, with 20 strikeouts at 62 on the bat.
Tebow starts the 2017 season with Columbia Fireflies of the Class A South Atlantic League. On April 6, 2017, Tebow made a home run in his first bat for Fireflies, playing against Augusta GreenJackets. He fought.222 with three home runs and 23 runs beaten to Columbia. On June 25, Mets promoted Tebow to St. Lucie Mets from Class A-Advanced Florida State League. Once again he homered on the first day with his new club, St. Lucie, on June 28th. Tebow has 12 match-hitting streaks between July 3 and July 14. Tebow's performance at grade A level was asked by Mike Vaccaro's columnist to assume he was a legitimate pro prospect. With Tebow on the list, St. Lucie Mets saw the record of the presence of their one growing season, with an accumulation of over 122,000 attendances on August 28, 2017. Tebow completed the year at St. Lucie hit.231, with 5 home runs and 57 strikeouts, at 216 at the bat. Tebow expressed interest in returning for next season in 2018.
On January 19, 2018, the Mets announced that they would invite Tebow to the premier league camp. Despite a poor show in spring training (0.056 in 18 bats, with 11 strikeouts), the Mets organization promotes Tebow to their Double-A team, Binghamton Rumble Ponies. On April 5th, Tebow again hit the home run in his first bat for the new team; with two men at the base, he struck the first throw on the right-hand wall.
Tebowing
Cliff is a neologism for kneeling on one knee in particular prayer with one's head bent and arms resting on one bent knee, while kneeling, a genuflecting form. It comes from Tebow's tendency to kneel and pray. The origin of this phrase is credited to fans of Jared Kleinstein, who posted pictures with friends on Facebook, where they mimicked the Tebow poses after the Broncos' comeback victory over the Dolphins on October 23, 2011. The popularity of Kleinstein's lead image to create a website featuring images sent by people depicting various interpretations of Tebowing around the world. After two and a half months, the site received 20,000 photo submissions and 20 million page views from 2 million unique visitors. The New York Times writes "it will be difficult to say whether [the people of the tebowing] are celebrating or mocking [Tebow] for his virtuous ways." Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is subdued as part of a bet with the mayor of Denver after the Broncos playoff victory over the Steelers in 2012. On October 9, 2012, Tebow was awarded the trademark for Tebowing after winning the law of battle with two fans who have expressed interest for the trademark of the name.
In December 2011, the Fathead body-sized graphic company released the "Tebowing" sticker that became the company's best-selling product in two days.
Tebowing is included as a feature in the Madden NFL 13 video game.
Personal life
Christianity
Tebow is known for his vocal Christian faith. In the Philippines, Tebow teaches in schools and villages, and is assisted with medical care. Tebow supports more than 40 national evangelists working in the country. In the United States, he has shared his Christian faith in prisons and schools, to churches and youth groups, and at meetings and conferences.
Tebow has a firm stance in support of religion-based abstinence, and has retained virginity until marriage.
Tebow is the group leader for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, an organization that mandates that all leaders sign the Sexual Purity Statement stating that sex outside of marriage and homosexual acts is unacceptable to God.
The Easter Sunday crowd of about 20,000 in Florida listened to Tebow on April 8, 2012. He only mentioned briefly his transition from Denver to New York. "Kind of traded in. I'm on another team - happy to be a Jet," Tebow said. "Regardless of what happens, I still honor my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because ultimately, that's what counts, wins or loses... We have to go back to one nation under God, and be role models for children, "added Tebow.
Politics
Tebow is silent about his political beliefs, rejecting repeated attempts by the media to make him comment on the 2016 presidential election, but he does not rule out the possibility of becoming more politically active in the future.
Philanthropy
Tebow envisions a foundation to give back to others during his college career, and he, along with other Florida University students, creates "First and 15", raising funds for Uncle Dick's Orphanage in the Philippines, founded by his father's nonprofit association Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association. He also raised money for the Shands Hospital child cancer center in Gainesville and a Disney trip for disadvantaged children. After graduating from the University of Florida, Tebow launched the Tim Tebow Foundation in January 2010. In 2013, Tebow was named the Great Floridian by Florida Governor Rick Scott in recognition of Florida's "major contribution to progress and prosperity".
CURE and Tebow Foundation announced plans to build a children's hospital in the fall of 2011 in the Philippines, the country where Tebow was born. The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, will have 30 beds and will specialize in orthopedics. 12th CURE hospitals worldwide, they hope to cure deformities such as clubfoot, untreated burns, hydrocephalus and other conditions that can be repaired surgically. The project cost, $ 3 million, will come from donations from CURE and Tebow Foundation. The hospital will include "Timmy Play Room".
See also
- The All-American College Soccer Team 2007
- The All-American College Soccer Team 2008
- The list of Florida Gators All-Americans football
- List of Florida Gators football players in NFL
- List of Heisman Cup Winners
- The NCAA I FBS Division lists the touchdown leader
- List of NCAA leaders of major colleges passing annual leadership
- List of Most Valuable SEC Players
- A list of University of Florida alumni
References
Bibliography
- Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators , Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBNÃ, 0-7948-2298-3.
- Lake, Thomas (2013). "The Book of Tebow". Sports Illustrated . New York: Time Inc.
External links
- Official website
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Tim Tebow on the official Heisman Trophy website
- New York Jets profile
- "Tim Tebow collects news and comments". The New York Times .
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