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Finally, Jets coach Rex Ryan benched Sanchez, but he (or the owner) still refused to give Tebow any real playing time.<ref>http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2012/12/tim_tebow_and_mark_sanchez_red.html</ref>  The repeated refusal to play Tebow became a bigger story than which side won or lost the game itself.

Finally, Jets coach Rex Ryan benched Sanchez, but he (or the owner) still refused to give Tebow any real playing time.<ref>http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2012/12/tim_tebow_and_mark_sanchez_red.html</ref>  The repeated refusal to play Tebow became a bigger story than which side won or lost the game itself.

On April 29, 2013, after the draft weekend, the unsuccessful Jets waived their rights to Tebow. On June 10, 2013, Tebow signed a contract with the [[New England Patriots]], but the Patriots released him before the start of the season after barely giving him a chance.  The Patriots may have been using Tebow as a public relations gimmick to deflect bad publicity about the team, whose star tight end was being prosecuted for murder.  In 2015, Tebow signed with the Philadelphia Eagles but was released after the team's final preseason game, despite playing far better than necessary to make the team.<ref>As a pro, Tebow was voted by his peers to be one of the top football players, but more recently he was also voted by fellow NFL players as the League's most overrated player, with his former teammate and fellow quarterback Mark Sanchez taking second place.[http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/10/25/tim-tebow-mark-sanchez-most-overrated-players-in-nfl/] [http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-overrated-20121025,0,5140701.story][http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8549867/tim-tebow-new-york-jets-qb-most-overrated-per-sports-illustrated-poll]  Tebow responded by laughing it off, observing the inconsistency in the polls.</ref>

On April 29, 2013, after the draft weekend, the unsuccessful Jets waived their rights to Tebow. On June 10, 2013, Tebow signed a contract with the [[New England Patriots]], but the Patriots released him before the start of the season after barely giving him a chance.  The Patriots may have been using Tebow as a public relations gimmick to deflect bad publicity about the team, whose star tight end was being prosecuted for murder.  In 2015, Tebow signed with the Philadelphia Eagles but was released after the team's final preseason game, despite playing far better than necessary to make the team.<ref>As a pro, Tebow was voted by his peers to be one of the top football players, but more recently he was also voted by fellow NFL players as the League's most overrated player, with his former teammate and fellow quarterback Mark Sanchez taking second place.[http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/10/25/tim-tebow-mark-sanchez-most-overrated-players-in-nfl/] [https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-tim-tebow-overrated-20121025,0,5140701.story][http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/8549867/tim-tebow-new-york-jets-qb-most-overrated-per-sports-illustrated-poll]  Tebow responded by laughing it off, observing the inconsistency in the polls.</ref>

In 2016, Tebow signed a contract to play professional baseball for Columbia Fireflies within the New York Mets minor league system. In his first at bat, Tebow hit a home run. In June 2017 he was promoted to the Class-A St. Lucie Mets organization. In his first 10-games, 2 home runs and a .345 average after 10 hits in 29 at-bats

In 2016, Tebow signed a contract to play professional baseball for Columbia Fireflies within the New York Mets minor league system. In his first at bat, Tebow hit a home run. In June 2017 he was promoted to the Class-A St. Lucie Mets organization. In his first 10-games, 2 home runs and a .345 average after 10 hits in 29 at-bats

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

Tebow was [[homeschooled]] until college.  He is an outspoken [[pro-lifer]], and his mother had been told to have an [[abortion]] rather than to give birth to him.  Tebow appeared in a pro-life television ad that aired during the 2010 [[Super Bowl]], risking retaliation against his career by [[pro-aborts]] and the [[liberal media]].<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0127/Tim-Tebow-Super-Bowl-ad-an-astonishingly-bold-stand</ref>

Tebow was [[homeschooled]] until college.  He is an outspoken [[pro-lifer]], and his mother had been told to have an [[abortion]] rather than to give birth to him.  Tebow appeared in a pro-life television ad that aired during the 2010 [[Super Bowl]], risking retaliation against his career by [[pro-aborts]] and the [[liberal media]].<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0127/Tim-Tebow-Super-Bowl-ad-an-astonishingly-bold-stand</ref>

Tebow has publicly confirmed that he is a virgin. He has been mocked by liberals for waiting until marriage to have sex as a result of his faith.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/tim-tebows-virginity-back-under-scrutiny-73324/</ref>  Tebow answered a highly personal question at a press conference about his sex life by revealing that he practices [[abstinence]]:<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/090724&sportCat=ncf</ref>

Tebow has publicly confirmed that he is a virgin. He has been mocked by liberals for waiting until marriage to have sex as a result of his faith.<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/tim-tebows-virginity-back-under-scrutiny-73324/</ref>  Tebow answered a highly personal question at a press conference about his sex life by revealing that he practices [[abstinence]]:<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/090724&sportCat=ncf</ref>