Eagles official Marynowitz says team saw improvement in Tebow during March workout
Friday, April 24, 2015 | Football, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- While Eagles coach Chip Kelly, who also oversees the team's player personnel department, has not commented publicly since Philadelphia signed Tim Tebow on Monday, Kelly's right-hand man has.
Eagles Vice President of Player Personnel Ed Marynowitz, who worked for Nick Saban at Alabama during the same span (2008-11) Gators head coach Jim McElwain was Alabama's offensive coordinator, told reporters Thursday that Tebow looked impressive during a March workout with the team.
"Obviously, we were intrigued with what we saw there," Marynowitz said. "We saw a player who improved from the last time we saw him live, which was when he was here with New England."
The Eagles and Patriots had joint practice sessions in 2013 when Tebow participated in camp with New England before being cut. Tebow has not taken an NFL snap since he was with the Jets in 2012.
The former Gators All-American served as an analyst for the SEC Network last fall but continued to work with former big-league pitcher Tom House on his mechanics.
Marynowitz said signing Tebow is not a publicity stunt.
"We had some conversations and some discussions, and we felt that it was an opportunity to bring in someone who could compete for a spot,'' he said. "Look, we've got 68 players who are on our football team right now. And Tim's one of them. He'll have an opportunity to compete for a roster spot. And his role will be determined by his performance and it's as simple as that."
Tebow is one of five quarterbacks on Philadelphia's roster, joining Mark Sanchez, Sam Bradford, Matt Barkley and G.J. Kinne.
