After a six-year hiatus, Tim Tebow is coming back to the NFL. The Jaguars plan to sign the former NFL quarterback to a one-year deal, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones confirmed. As previously report, Tebow will play tight end for the Jaguars.
Tebow, 33, recently worked out for the Jaguars and head coach Urban Meyer, who coached Tebow during his record-setting run at the University of Florida. A former Heisman Trophy winner, Tebow went 9-7 as the Broncos' starting quarterback before spending one season with the New York Jets. He then had two uneventful stops with the Jets and Patriots before spending nearly five years in the Mets' minor league system.
Meyer recently confirmed that Tebow had worked out with the Jaguars as a tight end. The Jaguars' current depth at tight end includes Chris Manhertz, rookie Luke Farrell, and Tyler Davis.
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"I have one job and that is to win games with the Jacksonville Jaguars," Meyer said. "If Tim Tebow or Travis Etienne can help us win, then that's my job to get them ready to go play. That decision is certainly not made yet."
Along with playing tight end, Tebow may be asked to serve as a mentor for quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Like Tebow, Lawrence led his collegiate team to a national championship before becoming a first-round pick.
"The most important thing for Trevor is to learn the offense, it's not to sell billboards around the state of Florida," Meyer said. "And we're going to be very cautious about that. The good thing is that's very important to him. He's not a guy, as you can see, he's not even at the draft. His focus is he wants to live here, he wants to move here, he wants to train here, he wants to win. Obviously, that's very appealing to our staff."
While Lawrence is just starting his NFL journey, Tebow is getting another opportunity to make an impact on the gridiron. The news of Tebow's signing comes just days after Fred Taylor, the Jaguars' career rushing leader, opened up about Tebow's short-lived run as an NFL starting quarterback.
"I don't think Tim got a complete fair shot in the because most of the coaches were saying, 'We need the prototypical NFL quarterback,'" Taylor said on the All Things Covered with Patrick Peterson & Bryant McFadden. "And he's not that. That was just before the zone reads and the offenses changed up. And I think if Tim had been able to hold on long enough to have those offenses come to fruition, and develop them as they have been the past couple years, I think you would have saw a better quarterback."
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