That said, he also noted that Tebow has to work on one problem spot: catching the ball with his body instead of grabbing it out in front of him. More recently, Meyer complimented Tebow's hands at the very end of July.
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Is that a ringing endorsement? No but certainly, it sounds like Meyer believes that Tebow has a chance to continue improving and maybe crack the Jaguars' tight end depth chart. In the locker room, I can see everybody getting along, we have good chemistry on our team. We all know this is a new position for him," Meyer said. Meyer noted that his former quarterback at Florida had "done a decent job" through practices two weeks after Tebow first saw the field. Meyer continued to laud Tebow's improvement during June OTAs. He has improved, it’s all new for him, but Tyler Bowen is doing a good job with our tight ends as a whole." ''But it’s one of 90, trying to make the team. “Oh well, I wouldn’t say weird - awkward maybe, the first practice,'' Meyer said.
Meyer called Tebow's first practice with the Jaguars "awkward," but also noted Tebow had "improved" in the early stages of learning his new role. Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker | Top 200 How has Tim Tebow looked in training camp?Īs expected, Tebow had a long way to go when he started working as a tight end with the Jaguars in May. I think he could be a core special teamer." "I think he has a real shot to make the team." said a member of the Jaguars staff in late July, per 's Charlie Campbell. But at least one unnamed member of the Jaguars' staff believes that Tebow has "a real shot" to make the 53-man squad. Since then, Meyer has largely been mum about Tebow's roster chances. In college, you've got your 85, 90 guys, you fit 'em in, you put the puzzle together. And the reality is that a good percentage of your roster is gonna get cut or get transitioned out of here, which, to me, that's completely new. This is their livelihood, this is their job, this is the way they make a living. So to me, he's one of 90, he's a guy that's … what's the difference between him and the other 40 guys trying to make the team? To me, it's all the same. That's new to me, that's the reality of the NFL, that you have 90 players. "The last thing you just said is the tough part - that's 53. He called Tebow "one of 90" on the roster and implied he wasn't thinking about the 53-man roster much yet. Later that month, when asked point-blank about Tebow's roster chances by USA Today's Mackenzie Salmon, Meyer largely dodged the question. I see a good camaraderie amongst the team and Tim, and it's been good so far." "He's been doing great in practice, he's learning the offense as you can imagine. "What's the percentage of making the team? We don't know, this is uncharted water, this is gonna be very difficult, but he's been doing great," Meyer told Eisen. During that appearance, Meyer acknowledged that making the team wouldn't necessarily be easy for Tebow, though he spoke well of his work ethic. The first time he did so was in an early June interview on the Rich Eisen Show.
Meyer has largely been noncommittal when addressing Tebow's chances of making the Jaguars' 53-man roster. IYER: Ranking the NFL's best RBs from 1-30 Will Tim Tebow make the Jaguars? While the Jaguars and their staff maintained hope that he could find a role, Tebow evidently couldn't adjust to his new position quickly enough to make the team. Meyer acknowledged that the path for Tebow would be difficult. 223 with 18 homers across three minor league seasons. Then, he spent five years in the New York Mets organization playing minor league baseball. Nonetheless, his college coach-turned-Jaguars coach, Urban Meyer, gave the converted quarterback a chance to fight for a spot at the tight end position during the 2021 NFL offseason.īefore the Jaguars-Browns preseason game, Tebow, 34, had last played during the 2015 preseason with the Eagles, at quarterback. It was always a longshot, as Tebow was returning to the NFL after six years away from the sport and played his first preseason game Saturday night. So, the Tim Tebow experiment didn't quite work out. I’ve never wanted to make decisions out of fear of failure and I’m grateful for the chance to have pursued a dream… Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks. 17 and he was one of the first players released.ĭespite his brief stay in Jacksonville, Tebow was thankful for his opportunity with the organization and thanked them on Twitter Tuesday morning. NFL teams were required to cut their 90-man rosters to 85 by 4 p.m. However, it didn't work out.Īfter just one preseason game, the Jaguars elected to release Tebow. The Jaguars gave Tim Tebow a chance to return to the NFL at the tight end position.
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