Urban Meyer Isn’t Giving Tim Tebow Special Treatment in Roster Battle
By Peter Dewey
Tim Tebow hasn’t played in a regular season NFL game since the 2012 season, but he may have a chance to make the Jacksonville Jaguars roster in 2021.
Tebow is reunited with his college head coach, Urban Meyer, in Jacksonville, but don’t expect him to grab a 53-man roster spot on that alone.
“The tough part is 53 and that’s new to me,” Meyer said when asked about Tebow’s chances of making the team. “That’s the reality of the NFL, that you have 90 players. So to me, he’s one of 90. He’s a guy that’s, you know, what’s the difference between him and the other 40 guys trying to make the team? To me, it’s all the same. This is their livelihood, this is a job, this is a way to make a living. And the reality is that a good percentage of your roster’s gonna get cut or transition out of here, which, to me, that’s completely new. In college, you’ve got your 85, 95 guys and you fit them in and you put the puzzle together. It’s much different here.”
Tebow’s comeback story has gotten mixed reviews in the NFL community, but it certainly would be an amazing feat if he were to make the Jaguars' final roster.
WynnBET has Tebow’s odds to win the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award at +3000, which may signal that he has a legitimate shot at being on the team in 2021.
While he’s tied for the 14th-best odds to win the award, it’s surprising Tebow is even that high given the fact that he may not even play a down in the NFL this season.
The Jaguars are expected to take a step forward in 2021, but they aren’t looking like a playoff team. WynnBET has the Jags favored to win over six games in 2021 (-135) which is a huge leap from the 1-15 season they had in 2020.