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Tim
Tebow (born August 14, 1987)-
Heisman Trophy winner and former
starting quarterback for the Denver
Broncos. Timothy Richard Tebow was born
in 1987 to a missionary family. His
strong and vocal Christian faith makes
him both the idol of many, and the
target of many detractors. His style of
football is also a point of contention
among many football analysts and fans.
Tim Tebow has been described by other
players as a Quarterack with the
philosophy (and physique) of a
linebacker. He excells at the
option-type play, in which the
quarterback keeps the ball (as opposed
to passing the ball), and becomes, in
effect, another running back. His
versatility is apparantly one aspect of
his play that led the New York Jets to
trade draft picks to acquire Tebow in a
trade on March 21, 2012. Tim
Tebow playing against the Chicago Bears
on December 11,
2011. At the University of Florida, Tim
Tebow was the back-up quarterback, but
did contribute to the University of
Florida Gators as they won the BCS
national championship during the 2006
NCAA football season. Tebow moved up to
become the Gators' starting quarterback
for the 2007 season. Consequently,
Tebow entered the record books as he
became the first player in college
football history to both rush and pass
for 20 or more touchdowns in a single
season. As recognition of his success,
Tim Tebow became the first college
sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.
Following his Heisman season, in 2008
Tim Tebow led Florida to a 13-1 record
and a second national championship in
the span of three years. Tebow was
named the offensive MVP of the national
championship game. During Tim Tebow's
senior year, his Gators once again
finished with a 13-1 record in 2009. As
a college quarterback, perhaps Tim
Tebow's greatest claim to fame was not
the national championships, nor his
Heisman Trophy win; what earned him
name-recognition in college football
and beyond, was his vocal and public
means of showing his Christian faith to
the world. Every game, the eye-black on
his face would feature a Bible
verse. Tim
Tebow was drafted in the first round of
the 2010 NFL draft. Tebow was the
25th overall draft pick in the draft,
selected by the Denver
Broncos. Tim
Tebow in the act of "Tebowing" to the
Lord Tim Tebow spent his first NFL season
as a back-up quarterback, and part-way
through his second season, in 2011,
Tebow was promoted to the starting
quarterback job. As of Week 14 of the
2011 season, Tebow's record as the
starting QB stood at an amazing
7-2. As with his college career, Tebow's
public affirmations of faith drew
praise, as well as derision in the
mainstream media. In November, 2011,
Saturday Night Live (SNL) aired a skit
poking fun at Tebow and his faith. See
the SNL Tebow Skit below. Saturday
Night Live pokes fun at Tim Tebow and
his faith Tim Tebow finished the 2011 regular
season with a career quarterback rating
of 75.1, a rather low number. However,
Tebow's leadership of the Denver
Broncos, along with the confusion that
the option offense creates for opposing
defenses, propelled the Broncos to an
AFC West Division Championship and a
playoff appearance at home against the
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Broncos won
the NFL's first ever non-sudden death
overtime playoff game on January 8,
2012. Ironically, the Broncos actually
won the game in sudden death mode by
scoring on their first possession with
an 80-yard Tim Tebow pass to Demaryius
Thomas to score the game-winning
touchdown. Interestingly, some analysts
noted the significance of the number of
yards Tim Tebow passed for in this game
(316), is the same as his favorite
Bible verse (John 3:16). Tebow Is Traded to the New York
Jets In March, 2012, quite a bit of drama
swirled around the quarterback position
throughout the NFL, with free-agent
signings, ourtight releases, trades,
and rumors of trades. The biggest
quarterback story of of the 2012 NFL
off-season revolved around the fate of
future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton
Manning, who missed the 2011 season
with a neck injury. After Manning's
release by the Indianapolis Colts, many
teams openly coveted Manning's talents,
and he interviewed with several teams.
On March 20, 2012, Peyton Manning
signed a five-year deal to quarterback
the Denver Broncos. Upon Manning's
signing, and the announcement that he
would (obviously), be the starting
quarterback, Tim Tebow suddenly became
expendable and marketable in the
trading circles of the NFL. On March
21, 2012, the Broncos and Jets
announced the completion of a trade
that sent Tebow to New York. Denver
gained the Jets' 4th and 6th round
draft picks for 2012, while Denver also
got the Jets's 7th round draft pick for
2012. New York announced that Tebow
would once again be a backup
quarterback, with incumbent quarterback
Mark Sanchez retaining (for now), his
starting job. Tim Tebow
Praying after defeating the Steelers in
a playoff game, January, 8,
2012 Tim
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Career NFL statistics through the end of
the 2011 Regular Season Passing yards : 2,383 QB Rating : 75.1 Rushing Yards :
887 Rushing Touchdowns : 12 Tim Tebow
Career NFL statistics through the end of
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