Tebow's pre-Wonderlic prayer request falls flat Posted by Mike Florio on March 23, 2010 7:20 PM ET As we've mentioned once or twice, quarterback Tim Tebow's habit of openly expressing his religious beliefs could potentially rub folks the wrong way, especially in a locker room of grown men who choose to keep their beliefs to themselves, who don't share his beliefs at all, and/or who only want to hear "God bless" after they have sneezed. We're told that Tebow already has gotten a taste of the resistance he might face at the next level. At the Scouting Combine, the Wonderlic exam is administered to players in groups. The 12-minute test is preceded by some brief instructions and comments from the person administering the test. Per a league source, after the person administering the test to Tebow's group had finished, Tebow made a request that the players bow their heads in prayer before taking the 50-question exam. Said one of the other players in response: "Shut the f--k up." Others players in the room then laughed. We're not passing judgment on this one; we're just passing along what we've heard. And it illustrates the type of challenges that could be faced by the team that drafts Tebow. That said, some teams might embrace those challenges. The final decision will depend largely on the composition of the team, and the personalities of the coach, the G.M., and the owner. Posted by Mike Florio on March 23, 2010 7:20 PM ET As we've mentioned once or twice, quarterback Tim Tebow's habit of openly expressing his religious beliefs could potentially rub folks the wrong way, especially in a locker room of grown men who choose to keep their beliefs to themselves, who don't share his beliefs at all, and/or who only want to hear "God bless" after they have sneezed. We're told that Tebow already has gotten a taste of the resistance he might face at the next level. At the Scouting Combine, the Wonderlic exam is administered to players in groups. The 12-minute test is preceded by some brief instructions and comments from the person administering the test. Per a league source, after the person administering the test to Tebow's group had finished, Tebow made a request that the players bow their heads in prayer before taking the 50-question exam. Said one of the other players in response: "Shut the f--k up." Others players in the room then laughed. We're not passing judgment on this one; we're just passing along what we've heard. And it illustrates the type of challenges that could be faced by the team that drafts Tebow. That said, some teams might embrace those challenges. The final decision will depend largely on the composition of the team, and the personalities of the coach, the G.M., and the owner. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/23/tebows-pre-wonderlic-prayer-request-falls-flat/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Tebow did say a prayer, it didn't help his score. Tebow is a great kid....but that God bless crap is over the top!!!
hahahahaha that's fuckin awesome I wonder how Tebow felt after everyone bust out laughing. With all this doubt surrounding him and now people attacking him for being overly religious, maybe he turns to the dark side and becomes a satanist H-Back. And whoever told him to shut the fuck up is da man
There's a joke in there about Catholicism being a mockery of real Christianity, but I'm too lazy to put it together. Where's jeto?
LOL...great story. I'm not a religious guy by any means. I actually think most of it is BS...I would have been thinking the same thing as this guy. And yes...DRAFT this guy. He's got Rex Ryans NYJ's written all over him.
"Florio later indicated that his source reiterated his side of the story. So it’s Tim Tebow’s word against some nameless goon that hangs out with Mike Florio. Who to believe? I haven’t been this confused since I asked for driving directions near the pier. Trannies hang out at the pier, right? That’s where I was going with that…" Powerful statement. I might actually believe Tebow over Fake Football Talk's sources.
Tebow, like so many other men of "faith" are often blinded by their religion. I guess it's possible he was deafened, too.
Man, I wish I could find an online video of the portion of the pro-Combine show that NFLN had on about a month ago on a Saturday. Eisen had Mike Florio, LaCanfora and Jay Glazer on for about a 10 minute segment. Glazer looks over at Florio and says 'You don't know how many coaches and players would love to watch me choke you out right now.' Florio spent the rest of the segment stuttering.
