Jets acquire Tim Tebow for draft pick
Updated: March 21, 2012, 12:56 PM ET
By Rich Cimini | ESPNNewYork.com
Unusually quiet in recent weeks, the New York Jets shattered the calm Wednesday
by completing a trade for polarizing quarterback Tim Tebow, the team confirmed.
The Jets will send a fourth-round pick to the Denver Broncos, a source said.
Tebow, a former first-round pick, went on the trading block Monday when the
Broncos secured free agent Peyton Manning, who signed a five-year, $96 million
contract.
Several teams expressed interest, including Tebow's hometown Jacksonville
Jaguars, but the Jets -- perceived as a sleeper at the outset -- pulled off
the splashiest trade of the offseason.
Tebow will join a cast of backups behind incumbent Mark Sanchez, but his
presence could ignite a quarterback controversy. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie
tweeted before the trade that "we don't need Tebow," expressing his confidence
in Sanchez and the current roster.
The timing of the trade is curious.
Tebow去紐約了！
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