The Facts: The Patriots will sign Tebow and have him at their mini-camp that begins on Tuesday, according to Ed Werder of ESPN.

Diehards Line: As PFT's Michael David Smith suggests, even though the connection between head coach Bill Belichick and Tebow’s old Florida coach Urban Meyer has led to talk in the past that the Patriots could be interested in giving Tebow a shot, the news still comes as a major surprise. Indeed, most most of the recent talk surrounding Tebow in the NFL has centered on the idea that Tebow was totally done in the NFL. Smith went on to stress that we still don't know whether Tebow will have a shot to compete for the No. 2 quarterback job behind Tom Brady (it should go without saying that Tebow has no chance to start in New England), or whether the Patriots are more interested in taking a look at him at another position and as an occasional wildcat quarterback. ... Stay tuned. More undoubtedly to come.