After cutting the quarterback from the Eagles’ roster on Saturday, coach Chip Kelly said he believes Tebow just needs more game reps to have a shot at playing in the NFL.
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One notable person who was not cut was Robert Griffin III who will stay on with the Redskins as their backup quarterback.
Tebow thanked Kelly and his former team last Saturday on Twitter. Now at times when we’ve watched Tebow (in the NFL) – and I love watching him play – he would get into a streak and a zone where he could make those pinpoint passes, but for the long haul he’s not a real accurate passer.
Kelly also said the team plans to add a third quarterback either to the active roster or practice squad. I had felt it made flawless sense to keep Tebow on the roster.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tim Tebow (11) avoids a sack by New York Jets’ Trevor Reilly (57) during the first half of a preseason NFL football game Thursday, September 3, 2015 in East Rutherford, N.J. Philadelphia opens their season against the Atlanta Falcons on September 15.
A lot of people have been riding on the chance that Tebow might finally revive his career in the National Football League when he started playing for the Eagles. It was yet one more setback for the previous Heisman Trophy victor, who has not performed a regular-season recreation since 2012 and had beforehand did not make the roster of the New England Patriots in 2013.
Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara seemed surprised by Tebow’s release.
The opportunity to play for the Alouettes, the team that now owns Tebow’s CFL rights, will allow him to improve upon his throwing motion, accuracy and overall progress that he worked on over the past year.
Kelly took a few moments to explain his philosophy about the third quarterback and, for some reporters, to explain the rule about the use of a third quarterback.
Eagles’ secondary: The Eagles’ secondary isn’t the main reason they missed the playoffs last season, but over the past two years, they have certainly been a big part of the problem. And with Tebow’s release Saturday by the Philadelphia Eagles, which seemed to be an ideal fit with out-of-the-box-thinking coach Chip Kelly, he may have hit a roadblock from which his phone will now stop ringing.
Still re-signed with the Bengals in the offseason after not getting much attention as a free agent.
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On September 15, 2014, Tebow made his debut as a contributor on ABC’s Good Morning America where he launched the morning show’s “Motivate Me Monday” series, which spotlighted individuals and their stories of triumph. But Bradford has fully grasped Kelly’s up-tempo offense – similar to the one he ran at Oklahoma – and was outstanding in two games.
