Tim Tebow Will Play Special Teams for New York Jets

July 25, 2012   ·   Eric Ball   ·   Jump to comments

People have always believed Tim Tebow was special.
The New York Jets think so, which is why they plan on using their special player on special teams.
Mark Sanchez enters training camp as the No. 1 quarterback, but the Jets want to ensure the most famous backup in the league is able to see the field.
New York Daily News beat reporter Manish Mehta spoke with special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff on Tuesday and gave a detailed enough description of Tebow’s potential responsibilities, suggesting No. 15 will be on the field for multiple situations:
"If a team squibs it at you or pops it at you, he might be the perfect guy to put in that could make an adjustment. If they kick it deep, he could block. If they squib it or pop it, he could be guy that we'd have with a ball in his hands.… Jerricho Cotchery did a nice job for us in that role. Brad Smith, before he became they guy, did some of that for us. So, it's just a situational thing."

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