Jaguars signal former NFL QB Tim Tebow to play tight finish in Jacksonville, assign jersey quantity

Tim Tebow is coming again to the NFL. After a six-year hiatus, the Jaguars concocted a plan to signal the previous NFL quarterback to a one-year deal, and it is now within the books. The previous quarterback has formally inked his new contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the crew introduced on Thursday, and is all set to make his transition to the tight finish place. 

He’ll put on No. 85, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Community, not less than at for now.

There was numerous backlash surrounding the transfer, together with from a former teammate of Tebow’s, nevertheless it is not deterring head coach City Meyer from rolling the cube on the once-retired NFL participant who helped Meyer conquer the collegiate soccer panorama of their time along with the Florida Gators.Tebow, 33, lately labored out for the Jaguars and City Meyer, however Meyer would not go into element concerning the potential transfer forward of or in the course of the 2021 NFL Draft, as an alternative noting the crew would handle it after the occasion had concluded. 

Throughout a current podcast look, Meyer clarified that he was not current at Tebow’s exercises and that the Jaguars have but to formally signal him. He did say that he’s “getting shut” and he is “bought to decide right here fairly quickly” concerning whether or not or not the Jaguars will really deliver Tebow in. A former Heisman Trophy winner, Tebow went 9-7 because the Broncos‘ beginning quarterback earlier than spending one season with the New York Jets. He then had two uneventful stops with the Jets and Patriots earlier than spending almost 5 years within the Mets’ minor league system. 

A two-time nationwide champion with the Gators, Tebow accomplished simply 47.3% of his passes in two seasons with the Broncos. In 11 regular-season begins in the course of the 2011 season, Tebow threw twice as many touchdowns (12) as interceptions (6) regardless of finishing simply 46.5% of his throws. However after serving to the Broncos seize the AFC West division title, Tebow threw the game-winning landing cross in Denver’s upset victory over Pittsburgh within the wild-card spherical. Tebow’s subsequent sport — a blowout loss to the Patriots within the divisional spherical — can be the ultimate begin below heart for an NFL crew. 

Meyer lately confirmed that Tebow had labored out with the Jaguars as a decent finish. The Jaguars’ present depth at tight finish consists of Chris Manhertz, rookie Luke Farrell, and Tyler Davis. 

“I’ve one job and that’s to win video games with the Jacksonville Jaguars,” Meyer mentioned lately. “If Tim Tebow or Travis Etienne will help us win, then that is my job to get them able to go play. That call is actually not made but.”

Together with enjoying tight finish, Tebow could also be requested to function a mentor for quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 total choose within the draft. Like Tebow, Lawrence led his collegiate crew to a nationwide championship earlier than turning into a first-round choose. 

“An important factor for Trevor is to study the offense, it is to not promote billboards across the state of Florida,” Meyer mentioned. “And we will be very cautious about that. The nice factor is that is essential to him. He isn’t a man, as you’ll be able to see, he isn’t even on the draft. His focus is he desires to stay right here, he desires to maneuver right here, he desires to coach right here, he desires to win. Clearly, that is very interesting to our workers.”

Whereas Lawrence is simply beginning his NFL journey, Tebow is getting one other alternative to make an influence on the gridiron. The information of Tebow’s signing comes simply days after Fred Taylor, the Jaguars’ profession speeding chief, opened up about Tebow’s short-lived run as an NFL beginning quarterback. 

“I do not assume Tim bought a whole honest shot within the as a result of a lot of the coaches had been saying, ‘We want the prototypical NFL quarterback,'” Taylor mentioned on the All Issues Lined with Patrick Peterson & Bryant McFadden. “And he isn’t that. That was simply earlier than the zone reads and the offenses modified up. And I feel if Tim had been in a position to maintain on lengthy sufficient to have these offenses come to fruition, and develop them as they’ve been the previous couple years, I feel you’ll have noticed a greater quarterback.”