5 players who should also unretire and play with Tom Brady

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 04: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots runs out onto the field before the AFC Wild Card Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

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4. Tim Tebow

Tebow is still intent on pursuing his baseball dream in the New York Mets’ organization. But he had a .163 batting average and .255 slugging percentage over 264 plate appearances in Triple-A last year, with 98 strikeouts (37 percent strikeout rate) and just 20 walks (7.6 walk rate). So any future elevation to the big leagues is sure to be purely a marketing and ticket sales opportunity for the Mets, and nothing more.

Let’s not leave out the coronavirus situation, how it will impact coming baseball seasons and attendance at stadiums for all sports. So it’s worth wondering how long the Mets will stick with Tebow, or how long he’ll keep playing baseball before just shifting fully into his role as an analyst for ESPN.

Tebow’s football career ended pretty quickly after the 2012 season with the New York Jets, due in part to a firm commitment that he was strictly a quarterback. But if he were now open to a position change, or some sort of multi-faceted role, he’s not much older than Gronkowski (32).

The only thing that could exceed the Brady hype in Tampa Bay would be the arrival of “Tebow Time.” But Tebow could still be a useful football player too.

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