Sports Alert: Tim Tebow Traded to Jets But Transaction Faces Possible Snag; Saints Coach Suspended for a Year
- Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:21pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Former Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. (AP)
If you woke up on Wednesday think it would be a quiet day in sports as the country prepares for the NCAA tournament to resume on Thursday, you were wrong. Today, Tim Tebow was traded from the Denver Broncos to the New York Jets, and New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton has been suspended for a year.
Here’s what ESPN is reporting on the Tebow trade:
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.
As for Payton, the NFL has suspended him for the entire 2012 season, and former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is banned from the league indefinitely because of the team’s bounty program that targeted opposing players.
Commissioner Roger Goodell will review Williams’ status after the upcoming season and consider whether he can return to the league.
Also Wednesday, Goodell suspended Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games of 2012, and assistant coach Joe Vitt has to sit out the first six games.
In addition, the Saints are being fined $500,000 and forfeit second-round draft picks this year and in 2013.
It truly is March Madness.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
UPDATE 4:46 p.m.
ESPN is reporting that the Tebow trade may not be final just yet as the teams have encountered a hang-up in language in Tebow’s contract that could nullify the trade:
“In Tebow’s contract is a $6.2 million salary advance, of which $1.2 million already has been paid by Denver, sources told Schefter. The difference of $5 million is still advanced against his future salary, and that burden would shift to the Jets in a trade. The Jets, sources said, believe the Broncos should owe Tebow that money.
The trade, then, will not be finalized until the sides resolve their differences over which should pay the money coming to Tebow.”
The trade has already received a significant amount of backlash from fans and commentators in New York. ESPN NY 1050′s Stephen A. Smith said that the Jets decision to acquire backup quarterback Tim Tebow was “an unmitigated disaster.”
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Comments (67)
thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 3:08pmThe Saints did nothing other teams do not do. They all have incentives for great hard tackles. The Saints just had a snitch and they were giving money and doing it out in the open. This is an attack on New Orleans and the punishment was way out of proportion to the crime. How many people did New Orleans tacklers destroy? None! the name of the defensive game is to hit the opponent hard. New Orleans players were not advised to do anything illegal…just to tackle hard and if the hurt an opponent…even better…as long as the tackle was legal. Who cares….I do not watch football that much anymore anyway.
Report Post »black9897
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 3:57pmAs a huge NFL fan, I care. Actually, Mannings injury could have been the result of the saints hunting to hurt people. Either way, what they did was wrong.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 4:27pmBlack9897—Prove that Manning was hurt by the Saints.
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 5:13pmThe “chickification of football” …..trying to hurt another player is mean, and not allowed.
Report Post »US-First
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 8:43pmThe Saints have been a low class ball club since they became the nations darlings following hurricane Katrina. I never bought the poor dejected comeback story. That team did not suffer due to the hurricane. They had everything they needed to prepare for the season. The majority of home fans that turned out for their games were buying food with food stamps living in government housing but found the money to purchase tickets to professional football games along with all the other expenses that come along with that luxury. JOKEs on us tax payers as usual.
Report Post »black9897
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:29pmI didn’t say I could prove it. There was talk that it COULD have been because of the saints. Now that this has come out, it wouldn’t surprise me if that was the case.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:37pmWow…I paid my kids $5 if they sacked the QB or made an interception…it’s called incentive!
Report Post »Definition: Something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity. No one was asked to knife the pansy QB’s.
black9897
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 10:33pmThat’s not the same thing. Telling your players if you sack the QB fast as you can or play better and you’ll get some mo money is NOT the same as telling your players to hurt (possibly seriously) other players. Sports is not about hurting others on purpose, or making them get serious injuries.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 11:47pmJerry Glanville did that with the Houston Oilers all thru the late eighties…. It was called motivation back then….. Sam Wyche , the coach of the Bengals was not to happy about the bounty on ole Boomer Esiason , but it’s freakin football!!!!! Have the Libs infiltrated that also ?????
Report Post »Ralphbp
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:52pmI think that Tebow will be traded for the remaining years of eligibility. In New York, they will crucify him for his belief. I wouldn’t be surprised if they actually tried to crucify him. The hatred for Christians in this liberal bastion is palpable. The anti-religious verve is rampant and is worse in a place with millions of liberal zombies. I’m sorry for Tim Tebow.
Report Post »Git-R-Done
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 6:42pmBut the media hatred may come to backfire on them.
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:28pmI believe that the league actually intervened and pressured Payton to sign with the Broncos….Now he gets traded to the Jets for a 4th round pick?Jacksonville was the obvious choice but magic may have struck as Tebow and MJD would have been a great combo and that was not going to be allowed to happen….You know Jacksonville would have offered more and he really wanted to play there but they trade him to the jets for a 4th round pick….As if thats all he’s worth…Its really a disgrace the way Elway has treated TIm especially after all he did for the team last year.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:34pmFootball is a business and if they took a 4th round pick for Tebow you can bet that is the best offer made for him. Denver handled this exactly like you would expect. Sign Peyton and move Tebow for as much as you can get. Jacksonville either did not want him or made an offer even lower than that accepted.
Report Post »He will likely be the very short yardage QB in NY to avoid Sanchez from getting hurt and he will explore the possibility of becoming a fullback.
SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 3:57pmHow hard did they try to get market value for him?….they traded him the next day after signing Payton with report after report showing several teams were interested in acquiring him?You say you know what I would do LOL……You are a bigger joke than Elway.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:27pmThe Jets. Ughh. I feel sorry for Tebow. Rex Ryan is a clown and New York is a hell hole.
Tebow deserved better. You suck Elway. I’ll be rooting against the Broncos this year.
Report Post »Live_Free_orDie
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 9:44pmI’m a Cowboy fan living in this hell hole called NJ and it is a hell hole. What Denver did to Tebow is BS…and I second the Elway sucks and hope the Saints get Manning again. :-P
Report Post »saranda
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:22pmCareful what you pray for. Tebow and his fans prayed for the Broncos to be better this year and God granted that wish.
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:24pmI predict the Broncos don’t make the playoffs this year. Manning will be injured by the second week, count on it. Screw you Elway.
Report Post »imsteph
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 3:49pmGoodstuff-agreed.
Report Post »Don’t think peyton will get past the midway point. he is going to be the target of every opposing team.
Actually believe elway’s ego got in the way on this one. should have kept tebow to be back up and learn behind manning-cause even if he comes out the other side of this season healthy-he doesn’t have much left in the tank. tebow was a future and elway chased after the ‘shiny’ thing.
SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 3:59pmYou are really an idiot…I Know what you are.
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 4:01pmDon’t worry about Payton…..The league wont let any opposing player within 5 yards of him.
Report Post »beckwasfox
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 4:49pmI have been a Bronco and Elway fan as long as I can remember but I am done. Elway has become the leagues new Al Davis with this move. If the Broncos don’t come up with a Superbowl win with Manning as the quarterback this move is a complete and total failure.
Report Post »motonutt
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 5:20pmI lived in Colorado when Elway took over the QB spot for the Broncos, People have forgotten how bad he was the first few years he played. I think given a chance Tebow could become a better QB than Elway. The first few years Elway played my friends and I called him “Elroy” he was so bad.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 6:22pmHi spot-of-tea. Based on your last two responses to me I have wonder if you have sense of humor and why you have to resort to name calling. To find a conspiracy in this no brained trade of tebow is pretty strange. Anyway, enjoy your day and try to get outside andfind something pleasant in your life.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:19pmWell, if New York can’t issue him a good dose of social corruption, it can’t be done.
Report Post »concealled9mms
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:16pmfinally the blaze puts up something we care about. go peyton
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:34pmYou are talking about Sean right?
Report Post »Lumbar Spine
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:10pmThat damn Communist Obama…
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on March 22, 2012 at 8:00amDing Ding Ding .. The blind squirrel ..Found an acorn…!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:09pm.
Report Post »Who Dat Stupid? Da Saint’s, Dat’s Who………
IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:07pmMaybe when Tim’s contract is over with the Jets, he can run for Mayor of New York.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:04pmMistake 1
Manning is one good hit away from a wheel chair, he’s nuts to keep playing, bad move Broncos
Mistake 2
Saint’s bounty, say goodbye New Orleans…time to rebuild for a decade or so now! No love lost there.
Mistake 3
Report Post »Tebow should have gone elsewhere, anything that has New York in it’s name SUCKS monkey ba!!s
teebubba
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 3:05pmNew York won’t hate him if he wins. He just might bring the Christians out of that big apple closet..
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:01pm.
A real Christian in NYC, who’d a thunk that? How are the lefties in NYC gonna deal with this?……
Good Luck Tim….
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:12pmAnswer: They’re gonna hate him worse than anyone on the planet.
The next set of questions now become: Does this set the next domino in motion? Do they move Mark Sanchez? If so, where to?
The Jags and Dolphins are still QB-less.
Report Post »troymac20
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:59pmTerrible deal. Jacksonville can’t sell tickets and probably would have gave anything for him.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:57pm.
Report Post »Peyton is one good shot away. I think the Broncos will regret this in the long run…….
beckwasfox
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 4:53pmAgreed! If Denver accomplishes anything less than a Superbowl victory with this move Elway will go down as the most hated team manager since Al Davis.
Report Post »Al Sharptongue
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:55pmPeyton Manning is the Anti-Christ. He could have played anywhere but he chose to ruin Tim’s Glory .
Manning will be begging for Tebow to pray for him once he gets hurt.
Tebow could lay hands on him and heal him
Report Post »TropicRanger
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 4:55pmHe’s not the Anti-Christ…but it wasn’t a good decision. The Titans (eww) offered him a life contract, including front office AND ownership…seems like security to me!
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:48pmWoe, watch out: Idolatry alert. Tim Tebow was traded, and I can‘t tell you enough how much I don’t care. Which is probably why I know this thing:
Apparently the Pope won’t see the dissidents in Cuba during his visit to Cuba. Now all of you are probably confused, but not me. Here’s why:
Well maybe it’s because the Pope figured out that people who reject government are actually doing the work of Satan, because the rejection of government is what Satan is all about. Doesn’t it seem kind of obvious, there was Lucifer, and then who rejected the Catholic Church? Luther. It’s not just coincidence. Because look what happened with the Soviet Union, the Iron Curtain came down, and it pacified America, and now look at America.
I can be whatever the people in-charge want me to be in the earth, because I can always go to my mental mountains. But people’s skin and bones are stuck in the mud, and the spirit is like water, and eventually the spirit of the people in-charge will be replaced by a more freedom loving people.
Itsjusttim
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:53pmWhy even with foot-ball people reject one team which results in the formation of another team, and people reject that team which results in the creation of another team, etc, etc until there are so many teams and idolatry that people have lost track of Heaven and the things that are important. So most of you just keep playing the devil’s tune.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:56pmAnd it’s because most of you are made from the devil.
Report Post »Just in time
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:26pmAs usual Tim, much ado about nothing. Get a life
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:32pmTim, you going to fill another page by talking to yourself?
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:44pmSo many words, so little meaning. You remind me of my brother-in-law.
Report Post »Windsong
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 8:43pmYou went off your medications…didn’t you?
Report Post »bigmel754
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:47pmWell at least Tebow will have more time at practice! I am sure he won’t be invited to any NY public schools for a speech on his Christian beliefs.
Report Post »bigmel754
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:42pmWhat was the fine for the players that did not come forward and report the bounty, when it was offered?
Report Post »bigbro
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:41pmI don’t think Tebow will ever be a great QB. Denver should have kept him and made a running back with plays designed to pass out of the back field.
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:38pmA Christian man headed to New York. Cool. Maybe he can talk some sense into them.
Report Post »Scott15sb
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 2:06pmI don’t think talking will be what he will be doing. He will be known by his works and not his words.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:36pmOnly a 4th round pick for a guy that has proven to be able to move the ball on the ground and the air in the NFL and has solid character to boot? How many owners would give their left jewel for that peace of mind in their 1st round picks?
Jets got a steal – almost as good as when they traded for Brett Favre.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 4:12pmI disagree. With Mark Sanchez, the Jets already have a talented but inexperienced starting quarterback whose only weakness is erratic accuracy on his long passes. What the hell do we need two of them for?
Report Post »SPOT_OF_TEA
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 7:51pmI’m sure thats what the Jets said…..Tebow for a 4th round pick?Sure we’ll take that deal….Then they read the fine print in Elways contract and find out he tried to rip them off for 5 million dollars……He treats his players like crap and appears to try to swindle other GMs……He reminds me of a used car salesman.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:33pmCool! The Malcolm-in-the-Middle looking mofo (Payton) gets a year to cool off. That‘s what you get for robbin’ my boy Favre. He should also get a significant beating.
And, Tebowing in the Big Apple? Can he convert all those sickly heathens???
Report Post »Quarnel
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:31pmMan of God heading to the heart of the beast.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:30pmSuch a stupid move. Peyton has maybe two hard hits before he is forced into retirement.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:24pmI was hoping he would go to Jacksonville. He’ll be alright though, wherever he is.
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on March 21, 2012 at 1:29pmToo bad. Jacksonville would have been good for him.
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