There might be some people who do buy a ticket to see Tebow - this is his hometown and a huge Florida Gators town - but only if he makes the team. The Jaguars had more than three times the total number of season-ticket deposits in January 2018 than the entire previous year. The demand is similar to what happened prior to the 2018 season after the Jaguars’ surprising run to the AFC Championship Game the previous season. Even before the draft, the sales office had eight times the number of new deposits compared to the previous several seasons, and the team says more than 50% of those deposits are from people who had never previously bought a ticket of any kind with the Jaguars. The Jaguars were already rolling in the ticket department, thanks to the hiring of Meyer and addition of Trevor Lawrence with the first overall pick. If it were 2013 or 2014, then you could make that argument. That’s not going to be the case with Tebow. The Saints also knew they could start Hill at quarterback if Drew Brees were injured. But even then, it would be for only a handful of snaps a game. Tebow certainly could be an effective runner out of the Wildcat and the threat of a pass would naturally be there every time he took a snap. His chances would be higher if the Jaguars were to create a role for Tebow similar to what the New Orleans Saints did with Taysom Hill. There are five other tight ends on the roster who have at least played the position in college and the NFL and he would have to outperform one, and maybe two, of those experienced tight ends to make the roster. Tebow is a very good athlete and he’s going to put in the work - and extra work - but he’s starting from ground zero. He has never caught a pass in college or the NFL (his only career NFL target is below). He has not been asked to block linebackers or defensive ends snap after snap. He played tight end on a handful of snaps with the New York Jets back in 2012. What are Tebow's chances of making the team? It’s hard to imagine many other NFL coaches or general managers would be willing to give a 33-year-old who hasn't been a part of the league in six years a tryout at a position he has never played. Meyer and Tebow won a pair of national championships at Florida from 2006 to 2009 and they’ve remained close, so it shouldn’t be a surprise Meyer agreed when Tebow called and asked him for a tryout earlier this year. Since the baseball thing with the New York Mets didn’t work out, this is his best shot - mainly because of Meyer. Tebow clearly wants to remain a professional athlete. Nine years after he last played in an NFL regular-season game, he’s willing to make the change. Moving to tight end was something NFL teams wanted Tebow to consider after he failed as an NFL quarterback, but Tebow was adamant about staying behind center. He’ll be a tight end, though, not a quarterback, which means he’ll be learning a new position six years after he last participated in an NFL practice (the 2015 preseason with the Philadelphia Eagles). The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign the former University of Florida star within the next few weeks, reuniting him with his college head coach, Urban Meyer. What does Jaguars coach Urban Meyer see in Tim Tebow to sign him now? You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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