Tebow traded why

A league source told Lombardi that Tebow was given the option of joining either the Jets or his hometown Jacksonville Jaguars , who had jumped back into discussions, but the quarterback decided New York was the best choice.

However, Tebow denied in his conference call with New York media that he was allowed to pick his destination. The Broncos later confirmed the trade and said they received the Jets ' fourth-round and sixth-round picks in the NFL Draft.

The Broncos also gave the Jets their seventh-round selection this year. His time in Denver will always hold a special place in Broncos history. Tim made a lot of strides last year and has a very promising career ahead of him.

If anyone is willing to put the work in to be great, it's Tim Tebow. There was widespread speculation that the final landing spot of Tim Tebow would be back in his home state of Florida with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The New York Jets entered the picture, and though this point has been disputed Tim Tebow was ultimately given the choice on where he would wind up. The Jaguars had just drafted Blaine Gabbert and though he suffered through a poor rookie campaign, the general feeling was that Tebow would be nothing more than sideshow attraction that would sell tickets and put fans in the stands.

The Jaguars offered a better 4th round pick to the Broncos, and the Broncos allowed Tim Tebow to chose the New York Jets in what would perhaps be the beginning of the end of his pro football career.

The Jets sent the th overall pick 4th round and the th overall pick 6th round to the Denver Broncos in return for Tim Tebow and the nd overall pick 7th round. The Jets also agreed to pay the Broncos half of the 5 million in Tebow's contract that became salary advances about 1.

The moment Tebow arrived in NY, the media ascended on Floram park like a pack of rabid dogs. Infamously, the media ran a story about Tebow jogging shirtless in the rain. From the beginning Rex Ryan mislead everyone about his intentions to use Tebow, at one time famously boasting he would be a major part of the offense that can see up to 20 snaps per game. This never came to pass, he was used a couple of snaps per game if that and in situations on special teams as a punt protector. Tebow sat on the bench all season as the 3rd QB.

How do I know he was the 3rd QB you ask? The Jets finished , were probably the most mismanaged team outside of Al Davis' Raiders going back a few years, and made a change at GM.

Still, with the mismanagement of the cap through ridiculous contracts and extensions to players like Mark Sanchez, they gutted their roster and traded away Darrelle Revis. As it turned out, Tebow made the playoffs and Sanchez didn't. Sanchez struggled down the stretch, fueling speculation about his future.

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