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Former NFL QB Tim Tebow buys into hockey, becomes part of Jets' affiliate

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TJ Tucker
December 3, 2020  (12:29)
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Former NFL quarterback and current minor league baseball player Tim Tebow is now involved in another sport, hockey. Tebow has officially become part of the group that owns The Jacksonville Icemen of the ECHL.

The Icemen are the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets and the AHL's Manitoba Moose. Tebow is joined on the ownership team by current Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack and former defensive end Reggie Hayward.

"I simply love Jacksonville,” Tebow said in a statement released by the team. “I am excited to be a part of this new endeavor with the Icemen. It is important to me to invest back into the community that has meant so much to me. I look forward to including and expanding the Icemen's involvement in our Tim Tebow Foundation and other community initiatives.”

Tebow was an NCAA legend with the Florida Gators. He was a first-round draft pick with the Denver Broncos, while also spending time in his NFL career with the New York Jets and New England Patriots (preseason). He has not played in the NFL since the 2012 season. While he was born in the Philippines, he grew up in the Jacksonville area.

Tebow has spent the past four years playing minor league baseball in the New York Mets organization.