The Facts:
The new league year begins in five days ... and it's all quiet on the Tebow front. Strange. GM John Idzik create a mild stir Monday when, on a call with season-ticket holders, he gave a convoluted answer on Tebow's future with the Jets, and it came out sounding like there's a chance Tebow could go to training camp with the team. That won't happen. The Jets are actively shopping Tebow, according to league sources.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Failing a trade, they will release him. And that seems then most likely outcome. "I don't see anyone trading for Tebow," an opposing personnel director, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told ESPN.com's Rich Cimini. "If the Jets get compensation, that's impressive. ..." Who would sign him as a free agent? The personnel director speculated the 49ers could be a landing spot. They run the read-option offense with Colin Kaepernick and, once the Alex Smith-to-Kansas City trade becomes official March 12, the Niners will need a backup QB. Per Cimini, a small sampling of league executives offered up a few possible destinations for Tebow: the Eagles (Chip Kelly's spread offense), the Patriots (former Broncos coach Josh McDaniels is the OC), the Bears (past associations with Marc Trestman and Matt Cavanaugh) and the Cards (Tebow has been working out in Arizona). ... Stay tuned.
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