Nope. Hes not even getting calls to try out is he? Woody (via iPhone)
> On Aug 7, 2014, at 9:37 AM, "Oliver Barry" <oli...@bobparks.com> wrote: > > I’d say Tebow should practice his sports clichés and let the quarterbacking > dream go. > If New England couldn’t use him… anywhere… not qb, not tight end, not scout > team player… he has no future in the NFL. > Anyone disagree? > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > Real Estate Broker > 145 Maple Row Blvd > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Phone: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > bar...@realtracs.com > > > Tebow embracing analyst job while waiting on NFL > · COMMENT(3)w > > By STEVE REED > The Associated Press > CHARLOTTE, N.C. — > Tim Tebow still wants — and trains for — another NFL opportunity. > Still, while the 26-year-old free agent quarterback waits for another chance > to play professional football, he isn't about to let a potential dream job > pass him by. > Tebow is embracing his latest passion: working as a football analyst for > ESPN's new SEC Network, which debuts Aug. 14. > "I love doing this," an enthusiastic Tebow told The Associated Press on > Wednesday. "I want to do this for a long time. I love talking football and I > love being around it." > The only thing he doesn't like is "having to wear this" suit, Tebow said, > laughing and tugging at his gray jacket coat. "I'd rather be in shorts." > Or pads. > Tebow said his agent has fielded some calls from interested NFL teams — he > declined to name which teams — but added no deal is imminent. > Most NFL teams are two weeks into training camp, so Tebow knows he's missing > valuable time. > Over the past several months he's been trying to balance learning his new job > and staying in peak physical condition in case that call comes. He works out > five to six times per week in Los Angeles, Arizona or Florida depending on > his busy travel schedule. > "I'm kind of a vagabond these days," he said. > Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera said it surprises him Tebow hasn't landed > on an NFL roster since the New England Patriots cut him Aug. 31, 2013. > "I'm a big fan of his and he knows it. He has always given me fits when I've > had to coach against him," Rivera said of Tebow, who is 8-6 as an NFL > starter. "He's a playmaker and he plays a different kind of football. All the > guy has ever done is win. ... He's one of those guys if you were struggling > at quarterback, hey, why wouldn't you give him a shot?" > But the Panthers — and 31 others teams — haven't given Tebow a shot. > Tebow said he's not exactly sure why. > But his new bosses at ESPN know if that call from the NFL does come, he'll > likely need to leave without much notice. Justin Connolly, ESPN's senior vice > president in charge of programming for college networks, said that's fine > with him. > Connolly pointed out that Tebow did well as analyst during the national > championship game and that when the network hired Tebow — who has more than > 2.5 million Twitter followers — it saw unprecedented social activity. > "We want to be fair to Tim in terms of things that are important to him, but > at the same time we want him as a part of this network," Connolly said. "If > something happens, he has a place to come back to." > Tebow doesn't hide his desire to play in the NFL, but also seems resigned to > the idea there is life after playing quarterback — and maybe it's not so bad. > Tebow will serve as a football analyst for "SEC Nation," traveling to a > weekly SEC game in advance to break down film and give insight into key story > lines. > Outside of playing in the NFL, he said it's pretty close to being his dream > job. > "The thing is, I would do this anyway at home because I love it," Tebow said. > "I would be watching every football game anyways and talking to the TV set. > It's my nature. It's what my family and I have done since I was 6 years old." > Tebow was in Charlotte to film a segment for the first show, which will be > broadcast to 90 million homes across the United States. > He hopes to bring a unique insight given his SEC experience playing at > Florida. > "I'm excited to talk about Xs and Os and really giving the viewers an > opportunity to see what it is like as a quarterback making decisions, going > through the reads and coverages," Tebow said. "Hopefully they can get a feel > for learning offenses." > He said the job also keeps him in the national spotlight, which not only > helps in his search for an NFL team but helps with his Tebow Foundation. > Tebow doesn't hold any grudges. > He's not angry that NFL teams haven't called. He said he feels like if it's > meant to be, it's meant to be. > But there is a possibility that this is it for one of college football's > greatest players. > "I don't like to talk hypotheticals," Tebow said with a smile. "I deal with > the real life situations. I treat every day as a blessing. And it's a > blessing to be here doing what I'm doing." > > > > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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