As I wrote last month, the idea of Tim Tebow coming back to the NFL with Urban Meyer’s Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end in the same vein as Taysom Hill (the do-it-all QB/RB/WR/TE for the New Orleans Saints) sounds super awesome.
But could that really happen for a 33-year-old former quarterback who hasn’t played the position ever? If anyone could do it, it would be Tebow, right?
Apparently, this isn’t just an experiment. According to Peter King in his latest Football Morning in America column, there is a REAL chance we could see Tim Tebow, Jags backup tight end:
How does this sound: “33-year-old first-year tight end Tim Tebow?” I hear the Jags signing Tebow and giving him a shot to be a backup tight end could happen. I hear the Jaguars will wait till after this weekend’s rookie mini-camp to assess their roster and maybe see how much they think they can get in the overall blocking/receiving from fifth-round tight end Luke Farrell of Ohio State. (I think they’ll be pleased with him.) But after declining to keep solid vet Tyler Eifert last week, the Jags have a major need at tight end. Which could give Tebow fan Urban Meyer a pretty good reason to bring in Tebow for a shot to be roster insurance. Tebow, of course, is a hometown boy, and Jag/Gator fans have been dying to see him in teal. Imagine a Trevor Lawrence-to-Tim Tebow touchdown pass in crunch time (or any time) in a game this fall. Whoa.
Whoa, indeed. Another amazing chapter in the amazing life of Tim Tebow … if it happens.
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