His issue was his football performance in the NFL while he was there. His skill set was simply not good enough. He couldn’t read defenses well enough and he couldn’t throw consistently enough. I say this as someone who watched him closely at that time.
It wasn’t that he was an overt Christian. I have always felt it would have made no difference at all if he could have played well or consistently enough.
I admired and liked him, as a fan. Seems like a genuine, upstanding guy.
I hear that argument, performance. A lot.
You know what the ultimate indicator for performance is in the NFL?
Butts in the seats, eyes on the screen, and merch sales.
Tebow excelled at all three.
Was very good on the field to my mind.
And had no issues that EVER were detrimental to his teams or his leagues.
Not good enough for the NFL...?
SNORT.
I really had wish he’d sued.
If he had, and won, it could have gone a long way to cleaning up the league.
And hubby and I would still be watching pro football.
Tim Tebow’s won/loss record as a starting NFL quarterback was better than average, and he was an exciting player.
Still, there are those that boldly argue the NFL is not politically woke and is not influenced by outside pressure.
He DID lead Denver to a playoff win. That's more than most of the starting NFL QBs can say.