{"id":9017,"date":"2015-04-21T14:41:52","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T14:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=9017"},"modified":"2015-04-21T14:41:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T14:41:52","slug":"why-the-attention-to-tim-tebow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=9017","title":{"rendered":"Why the attention to Tim Tebow?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tim Tebow seems like a fine young man.<\/p>\n

He put together a stellar career as a quarterback at the University of Florida. He won the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate player. Then he became a pro and has, well, had a not-so-stellar career playing football for a living.<\/p>\n

He’s tried out for various teams, been cut, come back for more, been cut some more.<\/p>\n

He’s been hired by TV networks to provide soft features and so forth.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/nfl\/armour-another-tim-tebow-try-that-is-certain-to-fail\/ar-AAbp6jZ<\/p>\n

And oh yes, he’s also demonstrated his religious faith, which many Americans — me included — find appealing.<\/p>\n

Therein might be the reason — his devout faith — for the continuing interest in a young man who probably never will become a full-time starting quarterback in the NFL.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Eagles have signed him\u00a0to a one-year contract. He’s the No. 4 QB in the Eagles’ depth chart.<\/p>\n

Will he succeed, ever? Likely not, according to USA Today: “The sad truth is that success in college is rarely a guarantee of success in the pros \u2014 quite the opposite in many cases. With the exception of Cam Newton, quarterbacks who won the Heisman have generally been a bust in the NFL.”<\/p>\n

Tebow’s vocal fan base will keep the interest high as this young man keeps trying to find a place on some team’s roster. But as the essay attached to this post notes, the interest in Tebow has more to do with his faith than it does in football.<\/p>\n

Thus, as today’s media culture will allow it, the drama will continue to play out.<\/p>\n

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