Tim Tebow's faith is highly publicized and his faith in himself hasn't gone anywhere, either.
The former NFL quarterback last played a game in the league in 2012 during his stint with the Jets, but he believes if he were to be given another shot, he'd still be an effective signal caller in the league.
Tebow burst onto the scene in college under center for the University of Florida, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2007. He also led the Gators to a BCS championship, two SEC championships and a Sugar Bowl win.
Though his NFL career didn't quite lead to as many accolades, Tebow hasn't ruled out a return if a team calls him up -- though he'd have a lot of thinking to do.
"I gotta look at it, I gotta figure out the situation," Tebow told 'The Doug Gottlieb Show' on CBS Sports Radio on Thursday (via the L.A. Times). "Not necessarily be opposed to it but you never know."
The Broncos selected Tebow 25th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft and he had a tremendous overtime playoff win over the Steelers in 2011 before being dealt to the Jets. Tebow played one season in New York and was then picked up by the Patriots, who cut him prior to the season.
His latest attempt to get back to NFL action was with the Eagles last year, but Philadelphia cut him in September and he has remained sidelined since.
That doesn't mean the former quarterback isn't busy. Tebow works on "SEC Nation" as an analyst, has another book coming out and most recently appeared as a co-host on the Fox show "Home Free."
Tebow, 28, owns a 47.9 career completion percentage and has thrown for 2,422 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 35 games (16 starts). Though he hasn't thrown an NFL pass since 2012, he believes he can still be a force on the gridiron.
"I mean I think for me, I'm in the best shape I've ever been in," Tebow said. "You know I'm still young, I still feel really good. So is that something that I feel like I can be an effective quarterback in the NFL? Yeah, I really do feel like I could be. But I think at the same time, there are a lot of other things that I'm doing that I love and that I'm blessed to do.
"Whether that's being part of college football, whether that's -- I just wrote another book -- whether that's what my foundation is doing in 16 other countries. I'm extremely busy doing a lot of things I love to do and football is just one thing that I love to do. But it can't become your everything because eventually you're not going to be able to play, whether that's today or five years from now. And if it's your everything, then when you're done what do you do?"
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