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Denver Broncos: Why ‘Tebowmania’ was a good thing

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 17: Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the Denver Broncos prepares to take the field to face the New York Jets at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Jets 17-13. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 17: Quarterback Tim Tebow #15 of the Denver Broncos prepares to take the field to face the New York Jets at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Jets 17-13. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 11: Tim Tebow #15 of the Denver Broncos kneels in prayer prior to playing against the Chicago Bears at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 11, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /

Tim Tebow was and to this day remains one of the most polarizing athletes the professional sports world has ever known.

Tim Tebow spent two seasons with the Denver Broncos after the team drafted him in 2010 and it’s likely that you sit on the side of really loving and appreciating him or the side of hating even mentioning his name.

There really is no in-between.

Tebow’s time in the NFL will be remembered as both turbulent and exciting and can best be described as one heck of a roller-coaster ride. Many Broncos fans are happy he is no longer around while others miss the days when he was around and wish those days would have lasted longer.

The Broncos had a great excuse for dumping Tebow off to the New York Jets when they did. They had just signed Peyton Manning in March 2012. Tebow himself even acknowledged that it’s understandable to take a back seat to Manning.

And just like that, Tebow was gone. The phenomenon known as ‘Tebowmania’ had left Broncos Country. It was a brand new era and one that would be quite successful.

But questions about how Tebow would have fared beyond that 2011 season still persist to this day. No one really knows how things would have turned out, but those who sit on the side they sit on with Tebow have very strong opinions one way or the other.

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