SPORTY PEACHY BREAKING NEWS: Jets Agree in Principle to Trade for Tebow
FROM http://www.newyorkjets.com
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.