Jets Agree in Principle to Trade for Tebow

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from newyorkjets . com

Jets Agree in Principle to Trade for TebowBy Randy Lange

Tebow-mania just got a New Jersey address.

The Jets announced early this afternoon that they have agreed in principle on a trade with the Denver Broncos for Tim Tebow.

The deeply religious Tebow wowed Denver fans and the NFL and grabbed the interest of the country during last season as he stepped in at QB for the Broncos in the seventh game of the season and led them from their 1-4 start to a 7-4 finish, the AFC West title at 8-8, and into the playoffs for the first time in six years.

Then the Broncos proceeded to upset the AFC North champion Steelers, 29-23, with an 80-yard touchdown catch-and-run from Tebow to Demaryius Thomas on the first offensive play of overtime. Only then did Tebow and the Broncs come back to earth with their 45-10 loss to the Patriots in the AFC Divisional Round.

One of those regular-season victories, of course, came in Week 11 when Tebow struggled against the Jets for most of the Thursday night game, and in fact was under center for eight consecutive punts, seven of them on three-and-outs. But with 5:54 left, he led the Broncos on a 12-play, 95-yard drive capped by his 20-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds left to pull out the 17-13 win.

Tebow became available when the Broncos announced the signing of Peyton Manning on Tuesday. Among the teams reported to be interested in trading for the 6'3", 245-pounder from Florida, were the Jaguars, Packers and Dolphins. Miami dropped out just about the time some reporters were hearing that the Jets had a growing interest in bringing him back to the East Coast, onto Rex Ryan's team and into coordinator Tony Sparano's offense. At about 1 p.m. ET, the news broke.

The Jets have not announced the terms of the trade agreement. We'll bring you more here as it comes into our office

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Tim Tebow traded to New York Jets; Broncos get two draft picks
By Mike Klis
The Denver Postdenverpost.com

Tim Tebow, who made the Broncos arguably the biggest NFL story in 2011, will bring his athleticism and fervent followers to New York.

The Broncos have traded their star quarterback with the polarizing skill set, and a seventh-round draft pick, to the New York Jets in exchange for a fourth- and a sixth-round pick, according to an NFL source.

The trade gives the Broncos seven picks in the seven-round 2012 NFL Draft — one in first, second and third rounds; two in the fourth round, one in the fifth, one in the sixth and none in the seventh.

The trade also sends the circus that was Tebowmania to a city big enough to handle it. Perhaps more than any player since former Jets quarterback Joe Namath in the rebellious late-1960s, Tebow is an NFL star who crossed over to become a cultural icon.

With Namath, the popularity was about sex appeal. He helped bring the female audience to the NFL. With Tebow, it's about his strong Christian convictions, All-American persona — and ability to pull off remarkable comeback victories despite pronounced flaws as a passer.

The interest in the Jets was not a surprise. Jets' coach Rex Ryan and Tebow have the same agent in Jimmy Sexton. Ryan's offense in 2011 also seemed to badly miss Wildcat weapon Brad Smith, who became a free agent after the 2010 season and signed with Buffalo.

And Ryan wound up needing paramedic treatment after Tebow beat his Jets, 17-13 with a 95 ½-yard drive that culminated with the quarterback busting through a blitz sack of safety Erik Smith and running in for a 20-yard touchdown with 58 seconds remaining.

Afterwards, an emergency medical service (EMS) unit from the Denver Fire Department was sent to Harry B. Combs Parkway near the Denver International Airport where the Jets' charter plane was preparing to take off.

Turns out Ryan was suffering from indigestion brought on by a postgame meal which, combined with the lap-band surgery he had in March, 2010, didn't sit well.

His stomach hurting on the team bus ride to the airport, paramedics were called to meet the team at the airport as a precaution.

When paramedics arrived, one of them asked Ryan how he was doing.

"I was doing fine until (bleep-bleep) Tebow had that (bleeping) 95 yard drive," Ryan said, according to sources.

With the Jets, Tebow will first be used to help the Jets' sagging running game. Tebow is arguably the best 2-point conversion and Wildcat weapon in the NFL.

Ryan is a defensive-raised head coach and defensive coaches tend to appreciate Tebow more than offensive coaches because the quarterback adds physicality, toughness and energy to a team.

The Jets recently extended the contract of incumbent quarterback Mark Sanchez, but better believe Ryan will feel pressure to play Tebow during the 2012 season.

The Jets, too, are forever in competition with the New York Giants for the back pages of the New York tabloids. The Giants are the defending Super Bowl champs. The Jets have Tebow.

Advantage, Jets?

Tebow took a Broncos team that was 4-12 in 2010 and 1-4 at the start of 2011 and led it to the AFC West title thanks to a magical run of six consecutive victories.

Tebow, who will turn 25 in August, also lifted the Broncos to a first-round playoff win against the heavily favored Pittsburgh Steelers with an 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime.

The quarterback was quickly placed on the trade market, though, because the Broncos signed prized free agent Peyton Manning. Although, Broncos' front-office boss John Elway and head coach John Fox believe Tebow can be a successful starting quarterback in the league, the feeling was there was not a tent big enough to handle a circus that would feature both Tebow and Manning.

Trading away Tebow hands the keys of the Broncos' franchise to Manning, whom the team just gave a $96 million contract with $18 million in full guarantees and $58 million in guarantees other than if he suffers a neck.

Tebow was a controversial first-round draft choice of then Broncos coach/front office boss Josh McDaniels in 2010. New regimes, though, always lead to roster turnover. Elway believes a team cannot win a Super Bowl without an elite passing attack. For all of Tebow's strengths in terms of will, competitiveness, athleticism and leadership, his 46.5 completion percentage ranked 34th in the 32-team NFL.

Even McDaniels himself had changed his mind about Tebow, giving incumbent starter Kyle Orton a contract extension months after drafting the former Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Florida.

[TLG]

Breaking News !!!

Tebow traded to New York for;

2 draft picks
1 New York Style Cheese Cake
10Lbs. of New York Cut Fries ..


in other news ...

lunch and dessert is now being served in the Broncos cafeteria

Hee Hee .......

[Costactc]

Broncos should have held on to Tebow, could be a great backup to Manning considering they don't have any othe qb on the roster. I'm thinking Elway wanted to put an end to the McDaniels era of futility.

[fonger]

10Lbs. of New York Cut Fries... that was the deal breaker.
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[Night_Predator]

Tebow is a good quarterback and is getting better with ever game. His work ethic is beyond reproach. I believe that he is on the road to greatness and will have at least one if not more Super bowl rings in the future. Elway made a mistake giving him up if for nothing else like Costa said, “could be a great backup to Manning”.

[The Cobra]

Perfect ...now the Jets have 2 backup QBs.

[fonger]

deal may not go through due to the 4 million dollar can-we-have-a-chat-in-private clause.
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[Condor]

Well it did go thru and I love these responses.... Tebowmania has hit All New York/Jersey... One of the funny ones is a Bar in the area has just named a drink after him... "No sex on the beach".....True story...Heheheheheee..