Those Florida Gator connections run deep.
In a Sunshine State shocker, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville Jaguars have worked out former Gator Heisman winner Tim Tebow.
You remember, Tim Tebow, a first-round pick of the Denver Broncos, whose football career went South quickly.
When last involved with a team sport, Tebow spent years in the New York Mets’ organization … as a minor league outfielder.
The irony of working out with the Jaguars is there were many suggestions Tebow would have been better off moving to an H-back or tight end when he left college.
https://twitter.com/NFL_DougFarrar/status/1387844045536317440?s=20
Mark Sanchez hit Tim Tebow in the head …https://t.co/WjWbuiJQEz
— René Bugner (@RNBWCV) April 29, 2021
He didn’t and his NFL career went nowhere … until now.
He last played in the NFL in 2012 when a member of the New York Jets.
Update on a former first-round pick: Tim Tebow recently worked out for the #Jaguars, source said, and there has been at least some discussion of him signing. Oh, and he’s a tight end now.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2021
Tim Tebow recently reached out to the Jaguars and requested a tryout at the tight end position, per sources, a move many believe would have extended his NFL career had he made the transition earlier. He recently worked out with the Jaguars’ TE coach. No decision has been made.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 29, 2021