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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tim Tebow still wants, and trains for, another NFL opportunity.
Still, while the 26-year-old free agent quarterback waits for another chance to play professional football, he isn't about to let a potential dream job pass him by.
Tebow is embracing his latest passion: working as a football analyst for ESPN's new SEC Network, which debuts Aug. 14.
''I love doing this,'' an enthusiastic Tebow told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ''I want to do this for a long time. I love talking football and I love being around it.''
The only thing he doesn't like is ''having to wear this'' suit, Tebow said, laughing and tugging at his gray jacket coat. ''I'd rather be in shorts.''
Or pads.
Tebow said his agent has fielded some calls from interested NFL teams — he declined to name which teams — but added no deal is imminent.
Most NFL teams are two weeks into training camp, so Tebow knows he's missing valuable time.
Over the past several months he's been trying to balance learning his new job and staying in peak physical condition in case that call comes. He works out five to six times per week in Los Angeles, Arizona or Florida depending on his busy travel schedule.
''I'm kind of a vagabond these days,'' he said.
Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera said it surprises him Tebow hasn't landed on an NFL roster since the New England Patriots cut him Aug. 31, 2013.
''I'm a big fan of his and he knows it. He has always given me fits when I've had to coach against him,'' Rivera said of Tebow, who is 8-6 as an NFL starter. ''He's a playmaker and he plays a different kind of football. All the guy has ever done is win. ... He's one of those guys if you were struggling at quarterback, hey, why wouldn't you give him a shot?''
Read more: http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/tebow-embracing-analyst-job-while-waiting-on-nfl-080614
Still, while the 26-year-old free agent quarterback waits for another chance to play professional football, he isn't about to let a potential dream job pass him by.
Tebow is embracing his latest passion: working as a football analyst for ESPN's new SEC Network, which debuts Aug. 14.
''I love doing this,'' an enthusiastic Tebow told The Associated Press on Wednesday. ''I want to do this for a long time. I love talking football and I love being around it.''
The only thing he doesn't like is ''having to wear this'' suit, Tebow said, laughing and tugging at his gray jacket coat. ''I'd rather be in shorts.''
Or pads.
Tebow said his agent has fielded some calls from interested NFL teams — he declined to name which teams — but added no deal is imminent.
Most NFL teams are two weeks into training camp, so Tebow knows he's missing valuable time.
Over the past several months he's been trying to balance learning his new job and staying in peak physical condition in case that call comes. He works out five to six times per week in Los Angeles, Arizona or Florida depending on his busy travel schedule.
''I'm kind of a vagabond these days,'' he said.
Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera said it surprises him Tebow hasn't landed on an NFL roster since the New England Patriots cut him Aug. 31, 2013.
''I'm a big fan of his and he knows it. He has always given me fits when I've had to coach against him,'' Rivera said of Tebow, who is 8-6 as an NFL starter. ''He's a playmaker and he plays a different kind of football. All the guy has ever done is win. ... He's one of those guys if you were struggling at quarterback, hey, why wouldn't you give him a shot?''
Read more: http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/tebow-embracing-analyst-job-while-waiting-on-nfl-080614
