| − | '''Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow''' (born August 14, 1987) is an [[American]] [[football]] player who first gained fame while playing for the [[University of Florida]] Gators. He was the first sophomore to win the [[Heisman Trophy]] and led the Gators to two [[BCS]] Championships during his four years playing for UF in Gainesville. | + | '''Timothy Richard "Tim" Tebow''' (born August 14, 1987) is an [[American]] [[football]] player who initially gained fame while playing for the [[University of Florida]] Gators. He was the first sophomore to win the [[Heisman Trophy]] and led the Gators to two [[BCS]] Championships during his four years playing for UF in Gainesville, which is extremely rare. |
| − | He was selected by the [[Denver Broncos]] as the 25th pick of the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2011, with the team in last place, the Broncos decided to start Tebow as quarterback. Tebow had an impressive seven-game winning streak, and took the Broncos to the division championship and a home-game appearance in the playoffs. He led them to an upset win over the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (headed by Hollywood-values quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]]) with 316 passing yards, confounding his critics. The Broncos were then eliminated from the playoffs when they lost against the [[New England Patriots]], 45-10, with Tebow completing only 9 of 26 pass attempts for a gain of 136 yards, 13 yards rushing, and 5 sacks.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2012/01/15/patriots_simply_unstoppable_against_broncos/ Patriots Pounce Broncos] Shaughnessy, Dan, bostonglobe.com, January 15, 2012, retrieved January 15, 2012</ref> After the Broncos acquired [[Peyton Manning]] from free agency, the team traded Tebow to the [[New York Jets]] on March 21, 2012. | + | He was selected by the [[Denver Broncos]] as the 25th pick of the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2011, with the team in last place, the Broncos decided to start Tebow as quarterback. Tebow had an impressive seven-game winning streak, and took the Broncos to the division championship and a home-game appearance in the playoffs. He led them to a stunning upset victory over the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (headed by Hollywood-values quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]]) with 316 passing yards, confounding his critics. The Broncos were subsequently eliminated by the team favored to win the [[Super Bowl]], the [[New England Patriots]]. |
| | + | The Broncos, perhaps to appease [[Colorado]] [[liberals]], found a way to trade Tebow without infuriating his numerous fans. The Broncos signed a neck-injured, elderly quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] to a deal costing nearly $100 million, and then immediately traded Tebow to the [[New York Jets]]. As the trade was finalized, on March 22, Tebow arrived in Morristown, New Jersey (near where the Jets train) amid much media publicity and fan support. |
| | '''''Tebow is one of [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Conservapedia's Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]] and was a runner-up for [[Conservative of the Year 2011]]'''''. | | '''''Tebow is one of [[Essay:Greatest Conservative Sports Stars|Conservapedia's Greatest Conservative Sports Stars]] and was a runner-up for [[Conservative of the Year 2011]]'''''. |