Philadelphia---Tim Tebow, whose stint as a National Football League quarterback briefly sparked "Tebow-mania", spent Monday trying to make a comeback in a workout for the Philadelphia Eagles.
The 27-year-old quarterback who once played for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets performed for the Eagles, who have already made several major offensive personnel changes this month.
Tebow elicited interest from US audiences as much for his public displays of religious faith on and off the field, a head-bowing genuflecting move on one knee that became known as "Tebowing" in the wake of his success.
In 2011, Tebow began the season as a backup with Denver but was given a chance to start after a 1-4 start. Tebow sparked a string of come-from-behind victories and guided Denver into the playoffs and an upset of Pittsburgh in the first round of the playoffs.
But Tebow's 47-percent pass completion rate was the worst in the NFL that season and when the Broncos signed Peyton Manning in 2012, Tebow became expendable, being sent to the Jets in a trade.
Tebow was seldom used even as Jets starter Mark Sanchez struggled and released in 2013 having thrown only eight passes and run just 32 times in his lone season in New York.
The New England Patriots made Tebow one of their final roster cuts in 2013 and he spent last year as a college gridiron television commentator when no NFL team wanted him.
Tebow was being assessed by an Eagles team that features Sanchez, who joined Philadelphia after his own departure from the Jets, and Sam Bradford, a quarterback who missed most of last season with a torn left knee ligament.
Bradford was the second sophomore player to win the Heisman Trophy as the top US college player, doing so in 2008. Tebow had been the first in 2007.
Tebow has an 8-6 record as an NFL starting quarterback with a career 48-percent completion rate for 2,422 yards with 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
AFP
