Former NFL star Tim Tebow joins New York Mets
Thursday 8 September 2016 15:32, UK
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has signed for New York Mets on a minor league baseball contract.
The former Denver Broncos and New York Jets star, who announced in August he planned to change sports, will play in the Mets' Instructional League.
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Tebow has not started an NFL game since 2012 and last played for the Philadelphia Eagles in four pre-season games before he was cut 12 months ago.
The 29-year-old, who led the University of Florida to two national titles and won the 2007 Heisman Trophy, has not played competitive baseball since high school.
"The goal would be to have a career in the big leagues," Tebow said last week after a work out in front of scouts in Los Angeles.
"I want to be someone that pursues what I believe in and what I'm passionate about, and a lot of people will say, 'Well, what if you fail? What if you don't make it?'
"Guess what? I don't have to live with regret. I did everything I could. I pushed it. So I would rather be someone that could live with peace and no regrets than the what-if, or being scared of if I didn't make it."
