Every NFL coach and owner knows that Tim Tebow is just one Christian testimony away from destroying their franchise. All Tebow has to do is to state that he believes marriage is between one man and one woman and all the demons in hell and the lamestream media will descend on the team. The owner may very well be forced to sell by the NFL. And that is the real reason no one wants to take a risk with Tebow.
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So why are the Eagles taking the chance?
The facts themselves pretty much contradict your assertion.
“So why are the Eagles taking the chance?”
The exception proves the rule.
Because it costs them next to nothing. He signed a one-year, $660,000 contract with no signing bonus and no guaranteed money. As a veteram he'll make $1700 per week during training camp. If, and it's a huge if, Tebow makes the team then the Eagles have a heck of a deal. If he doesn't make the cut then the team is out less than $20,000 tops. That is petty cash for the Philadelphia.