Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow was born August 14, 1987. Tim Tebow is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Broncos as the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tim Tebow played college football at Florida.
Tim Tebow played quarterback for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and was ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation as a high school senior, and ultimately chose to attend the University of Florida. Tebow was a dual threat quarterback adept at rushing and passing the football. As a college freshman, the Gators coaches largely used him as a change of pace to the Gators' more traditional passing quarterback, Chris Leak. Tim Tebow's contribution to the Gators' 2006 college football season was as a key back-up who helped the Gators win college football's national championship game for the first time since 1996.
During the 2007 season, he became the first college football player to both rush and pass for twenty or more touchdowns in a single season and the first college sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, his 2007 performance also earned the Maxwell Award as the nation's top football player, the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback, and the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's most outstanding amateur athlete in any sport.
Tim Tebow was drafted by the Denver Broncos 25th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. The Broncos received the pick from the Baltimore Ravens for draft picks in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft. Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said about his two first-round selections, which included Tim Tebow, "We want players who are tough, smart, have great character, love football and are passionate about coming here and helping the Broncos win a championship. I think both players fit that role and I think that's something that we’re looking for in all of our players. What we’re trying to build here is team chemistry and a team that cares about winning and winning a championship, and that's it." He also added specifically about Tebow, "He has all the traits you look for. It's a good pick." Tebow responded in an interview by saying "My greatest joy in Denver, is going to be to repay Coach McDaniels for believing in me." Tebow also mentioned his critics, "I just have a passion to play football. When you do things different than other people sometimes do them, and you don't settle for just being average, you open yourself up for criticism. But I'm ready for it. I've learned to live with it. I never just wanted to do things the same way everybody else does."
ESPN's Bill Williamson has said that Josh McDaniels will be remembered as an NFL coach who relied heavily on Tebow, saying "Josh McDaniels' legacy is Tim Tebow".
When asked how Tebow will be used, McDaniels commented that Tebow probably won't start at QB as a rookie although he said he'll "play when he's ready". He also said that there could be some packages custom made for Tebow right away and indicated he could play initially in a Wildcat formation.
Denver Post columnist Woody Paige praised the pick, saying "Tim Tremendous may be high risk, but he will be a Mile High Reward... Tebow has become the most celebrated fourth-string rookie quarterback in NFL history, the most controversial quarterback pick by the Broncos since Tommy Maddox was chosen in exactly the same spot in the first round in 1992, the most decorated player and the most determined quarterback, and the most puzzling dichotomy, in the entire draft."
Tebow will wear number 15 on his jersey for the Broncos, the same number he wore in college. He set an NFL Draft record for jersey sales. He has also had the best-selling jersey in the entire NFL each month since being drafted. The Broncos, as a whole, have led the NFL among all teams in jersey sales as well.
On July 29, 2010, Tebow signed a five-year contract with the Broncos that has a base value of $11.25 million (he can make as much as $33 million through certain performance-based incentives). The contract also includes $8.7 million guaranteed.
On October 17, 2010, TimTebow scored his first NFL touchdown, which was a five-yard running play against the New York Jets. On November 14, 2010, Tim Tebow threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Larsen on his first career NFL pass attempt, as part of a 49-29 home victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. He also added a one-yard rushing touchdown in the game.
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