ESPN signs Tim Tebow to multi-year contract extension amid layoffs
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Tim Tebow is not leaving ESPN anytime soon.
ESPN announced on Monday, July 20 that it has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the Heisman Trophy winner that will keep the former Florida quarterback on its networks.
“I love this game and getting to talk about it every Saturday with the crews on SEC Network and ESPN is a gift I don’t take lightly,” Tebow said in a statement. “SEC fans bring a passion that never gets old, and I’m grateful I get to keep doing this alongside people who feel like family.”
The statement mentions that Tebow will continue to appear on SEC Nation, the SEC Network’s weekly Saturday morning pregame show that he has appeared on for the last decade, in addition to doing work on College Football Live and SportsCenter.
“Tim is one of the legendary players in the history of college football and he will continue to be a fixture in our coverage on SEC Network and across ESPN,” ESPN president of content Burke Magnus said in a statement. “Tim’s unrivaled experience in the SEC combined with his knowledge and genuine passion for the game make him one of the sport’s most credible voices, particularly among the SEC Nation fanbase.”
“Tebow has been a fixture in SEC Network/ESPN college football programming for over a decade after first joining the company in 2014. He has been a key voice on SEC Nation for the past 13 seasons and will once again join the desk for an action-packed fall.
In his three seasons as the Gators‘ starting quarterback, Tebow threw for nearly 9,000 yards and 83 touchdowns. He won his Heisman Trophy as a sophomore in Gainesville, as he threw for 3,286 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2007, while leading the Gators to a 9-4 overall record.
Tebow’s extension comes as ESPN undergoes another round of layoffs, with several high-profile names reportedly affected, including Karl Ravech, Ryan Clark and NFL insider Tom Pelissero, the latter of whom joined the network through the recent ESPN-NFL Network merger.
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