It sounds like this Tim Tebow as Jaguars tight end thing could actually happen (UPDATE)
It really could happen!
As I wrote last month, the idea of Tim Tebow coming back to the NFL with Urban Meyer’s Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end in the same vein as Taysom Hill (the do-it-all QB/RB/WR/TE for the New Orleans Saints) sounds super awesome.
But could that really happen for a 33-year-old former quarterback who hasn’t played the position ever? If anyone could do it, it would be Tebow, right?
UPDATE: See below! Sounds like it IS happening!
Apparently, this isn’t just an experiment. According to Peter King in his latest Football Morning in America column, there is a REAL chance we could see Tim Tebow, Jags backup tight end:
How does this sound: “33-year-old first-year tight end Tim Tebow?” I hear the Jags signing Tebow and giving him a shot to be a backup tight end could happen. I hear the Jaguars will wait till after this weekend’s rookie mini-camp to assess their roster and maybe see how much they think they can get in the overall blocking/receiving from fifth-round tight end Luke Farrell of Ohio State. (I think they’ll be pleased with him.) But after declining to keep solid vet Tyler Eifert last week, the Jags have a major need at tight end. Which could give Tebow fan Urban Meyer a pretty good reason to bring in Tebow for a shot to be roster insurance. Tebow, of course, is a hometown boy, and Jag/Gator fans have been dying to see him in teal. Imagine a Trevor Lawrence-to-Tim Tebow touchdown pass in crunch time (or any time) in a game this fall. Whoa.
Whoa, indeed. Another amazing chapter in the amazing life of Tim Tebow … if it happens. And per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, it’s heading toward happening!
The #Jaguars are planning to sign QB-turned-TE Tim Tebow to a 1-year deal, per me and @TomPelissero, a deal that could be official in the next week or so. Nothing done yet. But he’ll have a chance to make the team to reunite with his mentor and college head coach Urban Meyer.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 10, 2021