Tim Tebow is a free agent and heading into the spring and later into training camp, many have wondered whether any team in the NFL will sign him and while no one has any interest as of right now, teams like the Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns all could be in the mix if they deal with injuries or are looking to get someone outside the box.
Tebow is working on TV and he is preparing for his ESPN job, but he said that he plans on continuing to pursue his NFL career and that could lead to a job later this summer. Last year he was picked up by the Patriots for the summer and while this season will be different for him, there is always a chance he could end up in training camp and the preseason in 2014.
Tebow has been on the free agent market since he was let go by the Patriots last year and apart from some rumblings internally by the St. Louis Rams last season when Sam Bradford was injured, no one in the league has given him much of a chance. According to an SI.com report from March that spoke about Tebow and his new job, the quarterback has been working out constantly since the end of the season and he has continued to work on improving his footwork, throwing motion and accuracy and some scouts have said that he is markedly better than he was last year when he was with the Jets and Patriots.
Tebow has a new job with the SEC Network, but that doesn't mean the former Heisman winner has given up on his NFL career and teams like the Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings could be potential fits for the free agent if he was willing to take a backup role.
The Patriots looked like a logical option to bring in Tebow at the time because of how Belichick thinks and this came after the NY Jets released him at the worst possible time for his career. The Jets, after trading for Tebow for seemingly no reason decided to barley use him all year, then criticize him, then act like they were going to release him, then kept him through the draft, allowed other teams to sign free agent QBs and then they finally cut him with little fanfare one morning after the draft. Great way to treat a dude as a franchise. Everyone knows the Jets are a mess and the way they handed Tebow showed exactly why.
Tebow has been a free agent since before last regular season and that came after his release from the New England Patriots following training camp and the preseason. Tebow did not get much playing time in the preseason, but he worked out a great deal with Tom Brady in camp and then played against the NY Giants and while he had a touchdown in that game, he never really had a chance with the Pats, as they have not held onto three quarterbacks in a number of years. The team was content with Ryan Mallett as the backup for Brady last season and head coach Bill Belichick has too high of a premium on roster spots that he had no choice but to let Tebow go.
Most teams had already signed players and had started working out their backup situations, which left Tebow twisting in the wind until the Patriots called. Tebow signed with the team in June and while he didn't make it on the roster, it was a good experience working with Brady. Tebow now obviously has a job with ESPN on TV, but he has said that he is continuing to work out and that he is hoping to get another opportunity in the NFL. The closest that Tebow came last season was with the St. Louis Rams, as they spoke internally about him after Sam Bradford blew out his knee, but it never became anything more than that.
Tebow is not going to get signed this summer most likely and that's too bad, as he has a resume that beats out a number of other players in the league. Tebow has been compared to a number of players in college and at SI.com, Thayer Evans and Pete Thamel wrote that Trevor Knight could be the next "Tebow" in a way this season, as he has talent, Christian faith that he makes known to people and he is a "winner". The article writes about his faith and also how he helped Oklahoma win against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl after passing for 348 yards and four touchdowns.
