Sports | Tim Tebow Jets Send Tim Tebow Packing Controversial backup redundant after team picks Geno Smith in draft By Kevin Spak Posted Apr 29, 2013 7:33 AM CDT Copied In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 photo, New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow warms up before a game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, NY. The Jets waived Tebow. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert) Tim Tebow's legion of haters are probably, well, Tebowing right now. The Jets have released their popular-yet-controversial backup today, the New York Post reports, ending a tenure that produced a lot more headlines than touchdowns (Tebow actually didn't score any as a Jet). The move had been long expected ever since Rex Ryan passed over Tebow for Greg McElroy when he sat Mark Sanchez last year, but as recently as Friday the AP was writing that "in a surprise twist," Tebow might stick around. Tebow will now be a free agent, though the market for his services won't be large. Hey, if all else fails, there's always politics. Read These Next State moves toward execution with defibrillator turned on. 'Sir, why are you on the roof?' The crashes just kept on coming at this famous motorcycle rally. Here's another reason to limit ultraprocessed foods. Report an error