Tight end Tim Tebow was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday after the former quarterback attempted to make a comeback in the National Football League.
The development, confirmed by the NFL in a tweet, comes after Tebow pursued a brief Major League Baseball career following his initial retirement from professional football.
“Thankful for the highs and even the lows, the opportunities, and the setbacks,” Tebow wrote on social media. “I’ve never wanted to make decisions out of fear of failure and I’m grateful for the chance to have pursued a dream.”
“Thank you to the @Jaguars organization and everyone who has supported me in this journey,” he added. “And we know that…God works all things together for good. Romans 8:28.”
The move follows underwhelming performance reports ahead of the 2021 season.
“He keeps wanting to do this,” Urban Meyer previously said of Tebow. “He’s got good hands. The drill work is great. When you get in the competitive moment, just lack of experience, he wants to body the ball. And when you get into the point where two people are going after it, you’ve got to get the ball. So he’s fighting through that a little bit, but he’s got the skill set to catch the ball.”
Tebow signed with the Jaguars in May in the hopes that he would play under Meyer, his former coach, after a nine-year football hiatus. He was selected 25th overall in the 2010 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos as a quarterback after making waves at the University of Florida.
He played with the team for only a year before he was traded to the New York Jets, though he was released a short time later. Tebow had practice-only stints with the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles after he switched to the tight end position.
During his short NFL stint, Tebow made headlines when he routinely knelt in prayer during the national anthem as a testament to his Christian faith.
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In 2019, the athlete attempted to launch an MLB career when he was invited to the New York Mets spring training program. He later played for Syracuse Mets minor league team before he eventually retired from baseball in February of 2021.
