TebowMania: A six-pack of opinions on Gators icon Tim Tebow's return to NFL
Monday, April 20, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tim Tebow.
Those two words woke up the Internet early Sunday evening when news broke that Tebow was returning to the NFL.
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Tebow on Monday to a one-year contract worth the league minimum.
For most quarterbacks without a snap in an NFL game in nearly three years, signing a one-year deal to compete for a roster spot might not even wake up their wife.
Of course, Tebow is not just any quarterback. He's a Heisman winner, a two-time national champion, a Florida Gators icon and a man of the people.
He garners massive amounts of attention whether he is visiting a campus for “SEC Nation” or holding a charity function.
As of this posting, typing in “Tim Tebow” in the Google News search engine returns more than 2 million results in 0.25 seconds.
That's someone making news on a Monday afternoon.
Here are some columnists from around the country offering takes on Eagles coach Chip Kelly giving Tebow another chance in the NFL:
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Tebow is either dauntless, or a deluded lunk. The one thing he is not is meaningless. The Philadelphia Eagles and their madman coach Chip Kelly closely inspected him in March, and apparently found him worth a shot, despite the presence of Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley on the roster.
--More from Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins
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If Kelly sees the spark that Tebow carried at the University of Florida -- and that flashed once or twice while he was playing in Denver -- then Kelly will have a fascinating choice to make.
--More from ESPN.com Philadelphia-based columnist Phil Sheridan
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The Philadelphia Eagles' signing of Tim Tebow raises a host of questions: How will Tebow fare after two years away from the game? What role does Coach Chip Kelly have in mind for him? Will he be embraced by the tough fans?
--More from Victor Mather of The New York Times
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Tim Tebow needs someone in the NFL to give him one last chance. The NFL could use a more positive distraction from its recent woes. In short, they need each other.
--More from Florida Today columnist David Jones, who covered Tebow at UF
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Tebow signing with most teams in the NFL today might not lead this column, especially because I've got two other items I really like. Tebow signing with the Eagles leads the column because, as my anonymous coach says, Kelly will give Tebow a legitimate chance to be one of his three quarterbacks this season.
--More from Sports Illlustrated.com NFL columnist Peter King
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Tim Tebow spent time with quarterback guru Tom House supposedly fixing his wind-up throwing motion, so now the Philadelphia Eagles think he can play?
