Tim Tebow Could Have Come to Thanksgiving Dinner After All

When I played college ball (DIII) I had something in common with Tim Tebow. It wasn't the stats, the playing time, the adulation of millions upon millions of fans, or big bucks in endorsement deals. No, it was something much more basic than that. Like him I had the best seat in the house--on the sideline.

I was a career back-up much like Tebow; unlike Tebow no one ever wanted me to play (hey, I was still on the team!). Week in and week out the chorus gets a little louder among Jets fans asking for Tebow to be put in, which of course didn't happen (because one of these days Mark Sanchez is going to morph into a young Joe Namath).

Once the game with the New England Patriots got out of hand Thanksgiving night the chant for Tebow could be heard coming from the stands. Late in the game when it became clear that Sanchez was not going to get a first down (he did get a few) let alone a touchdown the chant got louder. Yet the former Florida Gator stood their quietly by Rex Ryan as if he was waiting for his chance to play.

It should come as no surprise that he didn't; head coach Rex Ryan for some crazy reason is devoted to his QB as if Sanchez was his wife's feet. Even Tony Dungy was advocating more playing time for Tebow during half time!

Yet still he doesn't play.

Turns out there might be an actual reason this time. After the game Ryan stated that Sanchez was still his quarterback, and that Tebow was recovering from a pair of broken ribs. Apparently the injury occurred a couple weeks ago when the team lost to the Seattle Seahawks.

"...I had to do a little bit of talking just to dress, but I just want to be there for my teammates in case they needed me in an emergency situation."

Sanchez was just ineffective, but still healthy so the need was far from an emergency. So since he was never going to play Tebow could have come to Thanksgiving dinner.

According to a bunch of people that like to ask other people questions (Neilsen; the same folks that do the television ratings) people across the country would pick Tim Tebow to break bread with and give thanks over other celebrities with a solid 23 percent of the vote.

His competition? None other than Big Bird, Lady Gaga, and President Obama (who got a whopping five percent of the vote). So while he may not be able to beat out a quarterback that barely completes half of his passes he does best a giant yellow bird, a woman that is prone to dressing in meat, and the leader of the free world.