Tim Tebow

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Timothy Richard Tebow (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional baseball player, former professional football quarterback, and broadcaster.

He played college football for the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and appearing on BCS National Championship-winning teams in the 2006 and 2008 seasons.

Tebow appeared for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets in the National Football League.

He is a minor league outfielder for the New York Mets organization.

Tebow is well-known for his outspoken Christian faith as well as his athletic prowess; his act of genuflecting in prayer has been described as "Tebowing." Tebow was the Florida Gators' starting quarterback during the 2007 season, when he became the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.

Tebow led Florida to a 13–1 record and its second national championship in three years in 2008, and was named the offensive MVP of the national championship tournament.

In 2009, the Gators went 13-1 for his senior year.

Tebow started the Southeastern Conference's all-time record in both career passing accuracy and total rushing touchdowns, finishing second and tenth in the NCAA's sixth game of the 2011 season.

Before he was named starter, the Broncos were 1–4 but they were winning with him on the track, often falling back from behind late in the fourth quarter.

With Tebow as the starter, the Broncos claimed their first AFC West title and also won their first playoff game since 2005, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime on January 8, 2012.

The Broncos traded Tebow to the New York Jets during the 2012 offseason.

He had little playing time and was suspended after the 2012 season.

Tebow later signed with the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, but never participated in any games for either team. Tebow's agents revealed on August 10, 2016, that he would continue to work in professional baseball.

He signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on September 8, 2016 and has played in the Mets' minor leagues since then.

Tebow is primarily a left fielder and a designated hitter.

Early years

Tebow was born in the Philippines to American parents. Pamela Elaine (née Pemberton) and Robert Ramsey Tebow II, two Tebow's parents, met while attending the University of Florida in the late 1960s. His mother was a freshman and his father was a sophomore at the time, and his father was a sophomore. The couple married on June 12, 1971, well before Pamela's graduation from the University. In 1985, the family moved to the Philippines, where they served as Baptist missionaries and established a church. Pamela became coma during the Tebows' stay and became amoebic dysentery. She discovered she was pregnant while recovering. Pamela's medications caused a serious placental disruption. Doctors foresee a stillbirth and suggested an abortion, but there were still illegal in the Philippines even in severe cases; the Tebows refused to allow it. Pamela Tebow was born in Manila on August 14, 1987. Tim moved from the Philippines to Jacksonville, Florida, when Tim was three years old.

Tebow is the youngest of five children in the United Kingdom. He is of Belgian (Walloon) origins. In the 1680s, his ancestor Andries Tebow sailed from Bruges to America. He and his siblings were all homeschooled by their parents, who instilled the family's Christian values. Tebow is dyslexic and believes in his uniqueness as a God-given gift. He started his high school football career at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, which was a bitter close to it. He moved to nearby St. Johns County early in the 2003 season, making him eligible to play for Allen D. Nease High School, where he could play quarterback. He never went to either school, but his parents decided to home-school him. Homeschooled students are permitted to attend the local high school in the state's hometown, and private schools such as Trinity Christian Academy are also allowed to allow homeschooled students to play on their teams.

Tebow came to national prominence as a junior at Nease, who is best known for his running and throwing skills as well as an intensely competitive nature. In the first half of a game, he sustained a right leg injury. He was originally thought to be suffering from a bad cramp, but he ended up playing the entire second half with a fractured fibula, with one of whom was rushing for a 29-yard touchdown at one point. The full extent of the injury was discovered after the game, and he was suspended for the remainder of his junior season. Nevertheless, he was named Florida's Player of the Year and became a leading college football quarterback prospect.

During his senior season, he led the Nease Panthers to a state championship and earned All-State recognition, was named Florida's Mr. Football and a Parade magazine high school All-American, and was named Florida's Player of the Year. He participated in the United States Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, which featured the top 78 senior high school football players in the country and was broadcast nationally on NBC television.

Tebow appeared in an ESPN Faces in Sports documentary. The segment was titled "Tim Tebow: The Chosen One" and it centered on Tebow's home school controversy and missionary service in the Philippines, his athletic achievements, and the college recruiting process. On the "Faces in the Crowd" page, Tebow was also featured. In 2007, he was selected to the All-Century Team of the Florida State Athletic Association, which ranked the top 33 football players in the state of Florida's 100-year history of high school football. Despite family connections to the University of Florida, where his parents attended as students, Tebow considered other colleges, including the University of Alabama.

Tebow was prominently in an ESPN Outside the Lines article on home-schooled athletes interested in equal opportunities to high school athletics in other states on January 7, 2007. Because a home-schooler's access to public and private school athletic activities differed by state, Tebow and former defensive end Jason Taylor (who was allowed to play at his local high school in Pennsylvania) argued in favour of expanding the opportunity to play for local teams to more states. "That's really cool" remarking on being nominated for the Heisman Trophy for the first home-schooled celebrity. People are often mischaracterized home-schoolers as "unique" – it's like, win a spelling bee or something similar – it's an honor for me to be the first one to do so." Tebow was named Outstanding home-education graduate by the Quaqua Protégé Award in 2008.

Personal life

Tebow revealed his commitment to Miss Universe 2017 and South African model Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters on January 10, 2019. On January 20, 2020, the couple were officially married during a 30-minute ceremony in South Africa.

Tebow has appeared at protests against abortion, including the 2021 March for Life, where he was a featured speaker. He has been dubbed a "staunch pro-life activist" for a few reasons, which he owes in large part to his mother's choice to carry him.

Tebow is known for his outspoken Christian faith. He preached in schools and villages in the Philippines and supported with medical care. Tebow is supporting more than 40 national evangelists active in the United States. Tebow has expressed his Christian faith in prisons and schools, to church and youth groups, as well as at meetings and conferences.

Tebow is a vocal advocate for faith-based abstinence and has openly stated that he had maintained his virginity before marriage. Tebow has appeared at various times at events hosted by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

On April 8, 2012, a crowd of nearly 20,000 people in Florida listened to Tebow. He only talked about his transfer from Denver to New York for a brief period. "Kind of been traded." "I'm on another team, excited to be a Jet," Tebow said, "I still respect my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" because at the end of the day, it's what matters, win or lose. We need to return to one country under God and be role models for children, and we must be back to one nation under God's care.

Liberty University has been given an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities to Tebow on May 15, 2021, in honor of his contributions to his religious convictions and humanitarian causes.

During his college years, Tebow imagined a foundation to help others and co-founded "First and 15" in the Philippines, which was supported by his father's non-profit group, the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association. He also collected funds for a Shands Hospital pediatric cancer center in Gainesville, as well as a Disney trip for homeless children. Tebow established the Tim Tebow Foundation in January 2010, following his graduation from the University of Florida. Florida Governor Rick Scott named Tebow as a "great Floridian" of Florida in 2013.

In the Philippines, where Tebow was born, CURE and the Tebow Foundation announced plans to establish a children's hospital in the fall of 2011. The Tebow CURE Hospital in Davao City, on the island of Mindanao, has 30 beds and is focused on orthopedics. They hoped to treat skeletal abnormalities, such as clubfoot, untreated burns, hydrocephalus, and other conditions that could be corrected by surgery. The project's costs, which total total cost of the project, came from CURE and the Tebow Foundation. "Timmy's Playroom" is included in the hospital.

The Tim Tebow Foundation is an organization that promotes the wellbeing of those with special needs like Night to Shine, an annual event that is geared toward those with special needs of a safe location to celebrate a prom.

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College football career

Tebow accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida and compete with coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009. Although he spent his freshman year as a back-up, Florida's major championships include winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007 and a 13–1 record in 2009. He was named by his teammates in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Despite a good showing in his first inter-squad scrimmage, Tebow second-string second-string was selected by Urban Meyer, who cited him as a second-string behind Chris Leak. Tebow, a back-up all season, was a key contributor to the Gators' 2006 triumph. In a goal line match against Southern Miss, he made his college debut off the bench. On his first play, he rushed for a touchdown on a programmed quarterback scramble. He led the team in rushing yards against UCF in his next game.

On October 7, Tebow's best game of the season came against the LSU Tigers, where he accounted for all three of the Gators' touchdowns, passing for two and rushing for another. Tebow was instrumental in the Gators' victory over Ohio State in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. He threw for one touchdown and then rushed for another, ending with 39 rushing yards. He finished 2006 with the second most rushing yards on the Gator team.

Despite rumors surrounding his passing skills, Tebow was named as the Florida Gators starting quarterback for the 2007 season. In his debut against Western Kentucky University, he started the year 13-of-17 for 300 yards and three touchdowns. Tebow had the second highest pass rate in the country in the regular season, with 177.8. In addition, he carried 4.3 yards per pass on the ground.

In the 2007 season, Tebow set numerous personal, academic, and national records, including:

In a 45-12 win over the Seminoles on November 24, Tebow threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two. Tebow broke his right hand during the third quarter, but the rest of the game was unveiled. For the next three weeks, he had to wear a cast.

Tebow was named as a first-team All-SEC pick and a consensus first-team All-American during the 2007 season. He was named Heisman Trophy, the award given to the year's best college football player. On February 18, Tebow received the Davey O'Brien Award, which is also given to the nation's best quarterbacks, on February 18 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tebow was named Heisman Trophy in December 8, 2007, finishing ahead of Arkansas' Darren McFadden, Hawaii's Colt Brennan, and Missouri's Chase Daniel. He was the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. He received 462 first-place votes and 1,957 points, 254 points ahead of the runner-up, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden. He ended the regular season as the only player in FBS history to rush and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in both categories in the same season. He had 32 passing touchdowns, 23 rushing touchdowns, and became the third Florida player to win the Heisman Trophy, joining Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel.

Urban Meyer, a Florida coach, said he'd almost use two quarterbacks during the 2008 season to shift some of Tebow's workload off of his shoulders before the 2007 season came to an end. In 2007, Tebow led the Gators in rushing, but the Gators had to tackle a swollen shoulder and a broken non-throwing hand. Tebow's name was withheld from consideration for the Playboy Preseason All-American team before the 2008 season began because it contradicted with his Christian values.

Tebow ran for his 37th rushing touchdown on November 1, 2008, against the Georgia Bulldogs, breaking the school record set by former Florida running back Emmitt Smith. In 2008, Tebow led the Gators to a 12–1 record. The team competed for and secured the SEC Championship title against the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2008, clinching the SEC East title. The win gave the Gators the opportunity to face the #1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game, which the Gators won 24-14.

Despite Tebow receiving the most first-place votes in the 2008 Heisman Trophy poll, he finished third, with Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford taking the top spot followed by Texas quarterback Colt McCoy. He was named the Maxwell Award in 2008, becoming the second player to win the award twice.

Tebow revealed on January 11, 2009, he would not make himself eligible for the 2009 NFL Draft but rather return for his senior season at Florida. In an attempt to minimize chronic inflammation, he underwent surgery on his right shoulder to remove a bone spur.

In blowout victories over Charleston Southern and Troy, Tebow began the 2009 season by throwing and running for a touchdown. In the third game, he scored a touchdown but failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time since his freshman season. Tebow said he was a virgin in answer to an interview question. The statement sparked a lot of discussion about whether or not the inquiry was necessary, as well as the shaming of the reporter who had requested it.

Despite suffering from a respiratory disease and taking two bags of intravenous fluids prior to the game, Tebow got off against Kentucky. He ran for two touchdowns to put him in second place on the all-time SEC touchdown list, as well as a touchdown. He was struck in the chest by Kentucky defensive end Taylor Wyndham, collapsed backwards, and hit the back of his head against Florida tackle Marcus Gilbert late in the third quarter. He lay motionless for several minutes before being led to the sidelines, where he appeared to vomit. He was admitted by ambulance to the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. A CT scan revealed no bleeding in the brain, with the condition being described as a mild concussion. Coach Urban Meyer stayed the night in the hospital with Tebow, who was discharged in the morning. Interestingly, Florida did not have a game planned for the following Saturday, and Tebow was accepted to play in the Gators' next game at LSU on October 10, two weeks after the incident.

Tebow ran for his 50th and 51st touchdowns against the Georgia Bulldogs on October 31, 2009, breaking the SEC career record held by former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. He appeared in the University of Alabama for the first time in his collegiate career, the 2009 SEC Championship. Tebow threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, leading the team with 63 yards rushing, but the Gators lost their chance to compete for their second straight national championship. In the 2010 Sugar Bowl, Florida defeated Cincinnati 51-24. The following January, the two states were split in the same manner. Tebow's last college game saw him complete 31-of-35 passes for 482 yards and three touchdowns, as well as four total touchdowns and 533 yards of offense, which was a record for a Bowl Championship Series game. In December 2009, he graduated from the University of Florida.

Tebow earned five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 14 Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 28 University of Florida statistical records at the end of his college career. He was the SEC's all-time leader in passing efficiency (170.8), completion rate (67.1%), passing touchdown to interception ratio (5.5%), running touchdowns (any position) (57), and total touchdowns (145). Tebow ranks second in career passing efficiency, third in career yards per attempt (9.33), 8th in career rushing touchdowns, and he also holds the record for the most consecutive games in which he both throws at least one touchdown pass and scores at least one rushing touchdown (14).

Eye paint was banned from being broadcast in 2010. By media, this rule was dubbed "The Tebow Rule."

Tebow often used references to biblical verses on his eye black during his college football career. He wore John 3:16 on his eye black in the 2009 BCS Championship Game; the verse was the most highly ranked Google search term in over the next 24 hours, with over 90 million searches. In addition, there were 3.43 million searches for "Tim Tebow" and "Proverbs 3:5-6" together, when Tebow changed to another language later this year. "It just goes to show you the authority and the platform that you have as a student athlete and as a quarterback at Florida," Tebow said of the searches.

Despite the media's referring to it as the Tebow reign, the NCAA denies that Tebow influenced the rule, particularly because several other notable players (Reggie Bush and Terrelle Pryor for example) wore eye black. "The committee did not concentrate on any one team or student athlete when this law was introduced," an NCAA spokesperson said. That step confirms what the intended use of eye black is, which is to shield the eyes from the sun.

Tebow may not have continued the football game in the NFL as a result of Jim McMahon's time with the Chicago Bears.

Professional football career

Tebow, who missed out on the 2009 NFL Draft for his senior season at Florida, went on to the 2010 NFL Draft to draft. Tebow's NFL prospects were still contested despite his college triumph. Tebow is "the most human being who has ever played the position" and "is the kind of guy who could change the game," Jon Gruden said at the time. Tony Dungy, a former Indianapolis Colts coach, said he'd select Tebow over any quarterback in the 2010 Draft. Tebow, according to NFL analyst Mel Kiper, Jr., did not have the intangibles to play quarterback in the NFL. "I don't think he's going to be a full time quarterback." I don't think he'll be the quarterback of the future, but I do think in the third round, maybe the second round, he'll be the same as Pat White."

Tebow was specifically praised as a potential third-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, his hometown team. Some, including Florida governor Charlie Crist, suggested that Tebow would be the solution to dwindling Jaguar ticket sales at EverBank Field.

"He (Tebow) is a superb football player and will be a valuable asset to any football team," Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver said early in the 2009 season. Well, Tebow will die, and we'll have to make that decision if we have a rough pick that won't be anywhere near him." Not everyone in the company listened as Jaguar lineman Uche Nwaneri expressed reservations about Tebow's prospects on his team's website message board, but not all of them.

In the first round (25th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos selected Tebow. On the first night of the draft for the Broncos' second, third, and fourth round picks, the Broncos had acquired the pick in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens. "He has all of the attributes you're looking for," Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said about drafting Tebow. It's a good pick." When asked how Tebow will be used, McDaniels said Tebow likely would not start as a rookie and that he'll play when he's ready." Woody Paige, a Denver columnist, praised the pick, saying, "Tim Tremendous may be a risk, but he will be a Mile High Reward."

He set an NFL Draft record for jersey sales and remained the top-selling jersey throughout the 2010 season.

Tebow completed a five-year deal with the Broncos on July 29 (he could make more than $33 million through certain performance-based incentives). The deal was guaranteed for $8.7 million.

Tebow scored his first NFL touchdown against the New York Jets on October 17, which was a five-yard running play. Tebow threw a three-yard touchdown pass to fullback Spencer Larsen on his first NFL pass attempt on November 14, during a 49-29 home win over the Kansas City Chiefs. In the game, he also scored a one-yard touchdown.

Tebow played his first NFL game against the Oakland Raiders on December 19, a 39–23 road loss. He had 8-of-16 passes for 138 yards, with a 33-yard touchdown catch. In the first quarter of the game, he also passed for 78 yards, 40 of which occurred on a touchdown run. It was the longest touchdown game for a quarterback in Broncos history, as well as the longest touchdown run for a quarterback in his first season.

On December 26, Tebow's first career victory came in his second attempt. In Denver, the Broncos defeated the Houston Texans 24–23. With 308 passing yards and one touchdown pass, he helped the Broncos recover from a 170-0 deficit at halftime. He also scored a fourth-quarter touchdown, caping the comeback.

Tebow spent his rookie season as a back-up (mainly on plays involving the wild horse formation, Denver's spin on the wildcat formation) before getting to the Broncos' season's last three games. He went for a total of 654 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions. He also ran for 227 yards and six touchdowns. In any of his first three seasons as a quarterback in football, he became the first quarterback to rush for a touchdown.

Tebow, the Denver Broncos' backup quarterback, began the 2011 season as the Denver Broncos' backup quarterback, behind Kyle Orton. During a home game against the San Diego Chargers in week five, Tebow replaced Orton at halftime. In the fourth quarter, Tebow passed and rushed for a touchdown, narrowing the gap to a devastating 29-24 loss. Tebow will play against the Miami Dolphins in the following game, Broncos head coach John Fox revealed shortly afterward. Tebow failed for three-and-a-half quarters against the Dolphins, taking six sacks in the process, but the Dolphins eventually won the game 18-15 in overtime, but Tebow recovered from a 15–0 deficit in the first three minutes to win the game 18–15 in overtime.

In a 45–10 loss to Detroit last week, Tebow lost seven sacks.

Tebow ran for 118 yards, as well as passing for 124 yards and two touchdowns as part of a 38-24 road win over the Oakland Raiders, second only to Norris Weese in Broncos history for rushing by a quarterback. The Broncos received another road victory over the Kansas City Chiefs following another. Tebow completed two passes on eight attempts for 69 yards and a touchdown. Denver quarterback Eric Decker's second completion, a 56-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, sealed the game for the Denver Broncos. In a Thursday Night Football home game against the New York Jets, Tebow was 9-for-20 with 104 yards. With less than six minutes to play, he led a 95-yard game-winning touchdown drive, with less than a minute remaining. Tebow led the Broncos to another comeback victory over the San Diego Chargers next week, when he ran the ball 22 times for 67 yards. Tebow led the Broncos to their third straight victory over Minnesota, 35–32; then 13–10 in overtime over the Chicago Bears, after being shut out for almost 58 minutes.

It was Tebow's last regular-season victory of his career. In a 41–23 loss, Tebow rushed for two touchdowns and completed 11-of-22 passes against the New England Patriots in Week 15. He was kicked four times in the game and had one fumble. He had one passing and one rushing touchdown in the Broncos' 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills the following week, but he also had three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns and two others were fumbled. In a 7–3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, he lost for his third straight game, finishing with a career-low quarterback rating of 20.6, but the Oakland Broncos claimed a playoff spot for the Broncos in the AFC West. Tebow was playing tentatively and must "pull the trigger," Broncos vice president John Elway said after three consecutive losses, according to Broncos vice president and former quarterback John Elway.

During the first round of the NFL playoffs, Denver hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 8. As the Broncos defeated the Broncos 29–23, Tebow completed 10-of-21 passes for a career-high 316 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80-yard touchdown to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime. Tebow's passing yards (316) and yards per completion (31.6) were evoked by media reports, reminding the Bible's John 3:16. The game's Nielsen ratings hit a whopping 31.6 percent. The next morning, Google's top search result, followed by Tebow and Tim Tebow, was John 3:16. In a 45-10 loss to the New England Patriots that kept Denver out of the playoffs, Tebow completed only nine of 26 passes and five sacks.

Elway announced that Tebow would be the Broncos' starting quarterback in 2012 as a result of the season. Despite on-field success by the Broncos under Tebow, he ended the season with the lowest passing percentage in the NFL (reaching 56% in just four of his 14 games), prompting many to question his potential as a quarterback at the professional level. Tebow's regular fumbles also raised questions about his future as a quarterback.

On March 21, 2012, Tebow and the Broncos' 2012 seventh round draft pick were traded to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' fourth and sixth round picks. Tebow will be used on special teams, according to Jets special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff, while head coach Rex Ryan and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano announced that he would also be used in the wildcat formation on offense. As the fans and media begged for Ryan to drop the tumultuous Mark Sanchez in favour of Tebow, the Jets lost Tebow during the season.

During a road game against the Seahawks, Tebow sustained two broken ribs, but his injury was not confirmed until two days before the Jets' Thanksgiving game against the New England Patriots. Despite the injury, he was still active, despite being told after the game. Tebow was inactive during the Jets' second game against the Arizona Cardinals, in which Sanchez was benched in favor of Greg McElroy.

In a January 2013 interview with WQAM radio in Miami, Westhoff was highly critical of the Jets' use of Tebow.

The Jets cut Tebow on April 29, 2013. In his first season with the team, he had only eight passes and rushed 32 times.

Tebow signed the New England Patriots on June 10, 2013, the day before the team's mandatory minicamp; however, the club did have playing time-based rewards in 2014. Josh McDaniels, who had resumed his duties as Patriots offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, was reunited with him following the change. Tebow was kicked several times and intercepted once in both games, kicking the Eagles and the Buccaneers; he received just five passes in both games, fueling skepticism of his football acumen. Against the New York Giants, he went 6-for-11 for 91 yards, throwing two touchdown passes and one interception, and gaining 30 yards on six attempts, but he was also suspended four times. In the preseason, he had two touchdown passes and two interceptions, with a passer rating of 47.2 and completed 36.7% of his passes. On August 31, 2013, the Patriots were first fired from the Patriots. "I will keep in relentless pursuit of pursuing my lifelong dream of being a quarterback," after being fired.

Despite beginning his broadcasting career on the SEC Network in December 2013, Tebow kept looking for ways to return to action as a quarterback.

Tebow signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 20, 2015, and he was in competition with Matt Barkley for the Eagles' third-string quarterback position. Tebow went 21-of-36 for 286 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, while running for 82 yards and a touchdown in all four games in the preseason. Following the fourth preseason game, he was activated by the team on September 5.

Tebow called Urban Meyer, then head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, on May 20, 2021, after six years out of football, about returning to the sport. He came to an end to a one-year deal for a veteran minimum of $920,000, none of which was promised. Tebow was first introduced by the Jaguars on August 17, 2021. During his limited playing time in the preseason, he had not gotten passes or played on special teams.

Broadcasting career

Tebow was hired by ESPN on December 30, 2013 as a college football analyst. He appears on SEC Network as co-host of SEC Nation, a traveling pre-game show, as well as other ESPN websites; Tebow made his ESPN debut during the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. He did not give up on playing in the NFL, but his deal allowed him to continue to pursue opportunities as a player.

In 2017, Tebow signed a multi-year contract extension to his ESPN deal. His new deal allowed him to continue to work in pro baseball.

On January 31, 2014, two days before Super Bowl XLVIII, Tebow was invited to co-host ABC News' Good Morning America, and Eli Manning joined him on the morning show.

Tebow joined First Take, a talk show hosted by Stephen A. Smith on September 2, 2021, just after his release from the Jaguars.

Filmmaking career

Tim Tebow, along with his older brother Robby Tebow, and actor in his first film Run the Race, which was released in the United States on February 22, 2019. This film is an uplifting sports drama with a football theme.

Professional baseball career

Tebow declared in early August that he was interested in pursuing a career in professional baseball and invited all 30 Major League Baseball teams to his open tryout at the end of August. Tebow had not played baseball full-time since 2005, his junior year in high school, but the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim expressed excitement in drafting him if he had played his senior year. In addition, he had a tryout with and expressed concern with the Los Angeles Dodgers prior to the 2016 Major League Baseball season. Tebow's contract offers (without tryouts) from two minor independent professional teams, the Schaumburg Boomers of the Frontier League and the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball were released on August 9. Tebow was also offered a deal by guilas del Zulia, a Venezuelan Professional Baseball League team that plays winter baseball, on the day leading up to his tryout. On August 30, Tebow played out at Dedeaux Field in front of 40 MLB scouts (from 28 of the 30 MLB teams), Dodgers scouting manager Billy Gasparino, and 50 members of the public, as well as 50 members of the media.

Tebow signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets on September 8, 2016 and was active in the Mets' instructional league. Tebow scored on the first pitch in his first at bat with the team on September 28, 2016. With 20 strikeouts in 62 at bats, the Mets sent him to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, where he batted.194 in 70 plate appearances.

Tebow spent the bulk of 2017 spring training in the Mets' minor league camp, with just a few appearances in major league camp. He joined the Columbia Fireflies of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2017 during the regular season. Tebow scored in his first at bat for the Fireflies against the Augusta GreenJackets on April 6, 2017. In Columbia, he batted.222 with three home runs and 23 runs batted. The Mets promoted Tebow to the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League on June 25. On June 28, he returned home in his first day with his new club, St. Lucie, to his first day. Between July 3 and 14, Tebow had a 12-game streak. Tebow's success at the Class A level prompted New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro to call him a legitimate pro prospect. With Tebow on the roster, the St. Lucie Mets saw their single-season attendance record climb, with a total attendance of over 122,000 as of August 28, 2017. In 216 at bats, Tebow finished the year at St. Lucie, hitting.231, with 5 home runs and 57 strikeouts. Tebow expressed interest in returning for another season in 2018.

The Mets announced on January 19, 2018 that Tebow would be invited to major league camp. Despite a poor showing in spring training (1-for-18 with 11 strikeouts), the Mets club promoted Tebow to their Double-A squad, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies of the Eastern League, despite a poor showing in spring training. Tebow pitched his first at bat for a new team on April 5, with two men on base; with two men on base, he made the first pitch over the right-field wall. Tebow was appointed to the Eastern League All-Star Game on June 29, batting.261 for the season and.323 in his last 21 games. Tebow went 1-for-4 as the East team's designated hitter in the All-Star Game, which was held on July 11.

Tebow fractured the hamate bone in his right hand, causing him to miss the remainder of the season, according to the Mets organization on July 23, which required surgery and left him to miss the remainder of the season.

Tebow was assigned by the Mets to the Syracuse Mets of the Class AAA International League in November 2018. He spent spring training with the New York Mets in 2019 and then returned to Syracuse to begin the 2019 season. The Syracuse Mets held a Tebow bobblehead contest for the first 1,000 fans in attendance on May 18, 2019. Tebow's best result as a professional baseball player between June 28 and July 5, 2019, he scored three home runs over an AAA six game stretch for the Syracuse Mets.

Tebow sustained a ball in the outfield on July 21, 2019, needing eight stitches. As a result, he missed the remainder of the 2019 season.

Tebow ran home run against Detroit Tigers reliever Alex Wilson on February 25, his first major league spring training home run.

Tebow and the Mets announced their retirement from professional baseball on February 17.

Tebow was given an invitation by the Philippines national team to compete in the 2021 World Baseball Classic competition. He was eligible to play in the Philippines because he was born there. He was supposed to participate in the qualifying round in March 2020 in Arizona, but the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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