A day after Tim Tebow was cut by the New York Jets, the Nebraska indoor football team The Omaha Beef called the office of Tebow agent Jimmy Sexton to offer a standard player contract - one that's worth $75 a game. The Beef's quarterback, James McNear, has led the team to a 5-1 start. He's completing 70 percent of his passes and has thrown for 21 touchdowns against just two interceptions. McNear is anything but insulted by the Beef's wooing of Tebow. McNear said...

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"I think Tim can learn a lot from me"

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On his ESPN Radio show Monday, evening SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt let it be known he wasn't happy with talking about Tim Tebow as his "One Big Thing" and called out his brethern at the daytime edition...

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SVP: "I vowed when we got up today and saw the news that Tebow'd been released by the Jets we weren't going to go all in here because he's a backup quarterback who was responsible for zero touchdowns last year and if SportsCenter wants to turn it into a carnival in the morning then that's on them. I don't get it but if you want to talk about that for an hour and not show Golden State highlights then I would disagree with that and people would be happy I'm not anchoring cause my thing is show me highlights."

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The New York Jets on Monday made the long-anticipated move of releasing QB Tim Tebow. Coach Rex Ryan said...

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"We have a great deal of respect for Tim Tebow," "Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we all had hoped. Tim is an extremely hard worker, evident by the shape he came back in this offseason. We wish him the best moving forward."

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You think he will ever play another down in the NFL again?

Tim Tebow stopped in Wichita on Sunday to get some gas and it just happened that the The Wichita State Shockers were just returning home after landing a spot in the Sweet 16. According to the Wichita Eagle...

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Tebow’s plane had stopped in Wichita to refuel and Tebow grabbed the opportunity to step on-board the basketball team’s bus before the team headed back to the WSU campus to congratulate the Shockers...

“This you will remember for the rest of your lives,” Tebow told them. “You will never forget it, guys. These are the special times of your lives, regardless of what you do in the future. So, I just want to say congrats. You are an inspiration to so many people.”

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Watch his speech here.

Watch ESPN's Tom Rinaldi get all touchy feelly with Tim Tebow during Wednesday's Sugar Bowl...