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10 NFL stars the new XFL needs to sign

ByAdam Strangis|
21 Apr 2001: The Los Angeles Xtreme and the San Francisco Demons during the XFL Championship game at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran/Allsport
21 Apr 2001: The Los Angeles Xtreme and the San Francisco Demons during the XFL Championship game at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran/Allsport
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – OCTOBER 28: Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow and former Georgia Bulldogs running back Knowshon Moreno look on while being inducted into the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame prior to a game at EverBank Field on October 28, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Georgia defeated Florida 42-7. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – OCTOBER 28: Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow and former Georgia Bulldogs running back Knowshon Moreno look on while being inducted into the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame prior to a game at EverBank Field on October 28, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida. Georgia defeated Florida 42-7. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

7. Tim Tebow

It’s been awhile since Tim Tebow was around the NFL and yet, his name immediately provokes some type of reaction from people. Some people roll their eyes at a quarterback who couldn’t complete over 50 percent of his passes. Others insist that he could have been a little better had a team tailored an offense more to his skill set than trying to hammer his square peg into a round hole of an NFL offense. No matter what, Tebow will always be a hot-button name and the XFL should look to his direction when the time is right.

Now, this is contingent on Tebow not having a successful baseball career. The odds are certainly against that but he is a part of the New York Mets farm system. If Tebow can somehow make himself into an MLB-level player, this is obviously off the table. It’s a smart bet to think that deep down, Tebow wants to play football again. He’s not going to get a chance in the NFL in part because his track record is spotty and he’s also 30 years old. Teams aren’t going to knock down the door of a 30-year-old quarterback to come back after a six-season layoff. If Tebow wants to play football again, the XFL should leverage that into the media circus that tends to follow.

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