Tim Tebow is one of the biggest lightning rods in the NFL, with a tremendous following and college pedigree but mixed success in the pros. He signed a three-year deal with the New York Jets last offseason but seldom saw the field; when he did he was rarely trusted to throw the football. Now his future with the Jets is in doubt, as is his future as an NFL quarterback.
In the event the Jets cut their ties with Tebow, and he can't find any team willing to give him a shot, arena football league owner Brett Bouchy told the Orlando Sentinel that he would love to add Tebow to his Orlando Predators. "Tim would certainly want to first exhaust his opportunities in the NFL, but we'd love to have him. I think he would definitely improve as a quarterback in our league. Kurt Warner told me once that when he got back to the NFL after playing in the Arena League, the NFL game was like slow motion. Everything in the Arena League is just so much faster and quicker and predicated on accuracy. Whenever Tim is willing, we have a contract waiting for him to sign."
There is no doubt that Tebow would bring raucous crowds and loads of media attention to Orlando, as well as publicity for the Arena Football League, but Tebow's inaccuracy has been his biggest flaw as an NFL signal-caller. In 361 career attempts, Tebow has posted a putrid 47.9 completion percentage. In 12 games in New York last season, the Jets only had him throw the ball eight times, two of which came on fake punts. Pro-footballreference.com did not even list him as a quarterback last season, instead classifying him as a fullback/tight end.
Tebow started 11 games for the Denver Broncos in 2011, leading them to a playoff victory over the heavily favored Pittsburgh Steelers. He was traded to the Jets, however, when the Broncos acquired Peyton Manning in free agency.
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