In the biggest sports story of the year, the fourth string quarterback signs the contract.
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Unless you spent yesterday under a rock, you may have heard that the New England Patriots signed the world’s most famous terrible quarterback, Tim Tebow. Now, don’t get us wrong, Tim Tebow is a lot of things, a lot of GOOD things: a good citizen, a good guy, a good teammate; he’s good at running through the rain with his shirt off; he’s even (maybe) a good football player. Or at least an entertaining one. What he is not is a good quarterback, which is why the internet blew up yesterday when it was announced that he’d signed with the New England Patriots. The reactions ran the spectrum from bewilderment to perplexity (which, depending on your vocabulary, you realize is a very small spectrum). Here are our 10 favorite twitter responses to the biggest sports story of the millennium:
Tebow to the Patriots?
BRADY: What'd you do last night?
TEBOW: Study the Bible. You?
BRADY: Bang Gisele Bundchen.
[Awkward silence.]— God (@TheTweetOfGod) June 10, 2013
So QB Tim Tebow is going to sign with the Patriots. I wonder if he's excited? Do you think he's excited? I bet you he's excited. #overrated
— Nicholas Mayer (@NLE_MAYER23) June 10, 2013
Skip: "I believe Tebow should start over Tom Brady."
First Take producer: "Go with it."
ESPN PR: "Authentic debate."— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) June 10, 2013
Tebow, Brady & Gronk on the same team. They just need to sign Justin Bieber as a place kicker. #NewEnglandBeatles
— Jamal Anderson (@jamthedirtybird) June 10, 2013
Are we allowed to make the "Patriots signed Tebow so he could faith heal Gronk's arm and back" joke yet?
— Bradley Smith (@bdubsmitty) June 10, 2013
The Patriots signing Tim Tebow is like if on Rookie of the Year the Cubs signed Henry Rowengartner after his arm went back to normal.
— rob fee (@robfee) June 10, 2013
Walmart says they still have yet to receive Tim Tebow's letter of resignation
— Playmaker TD 🏈 (@playmakerTD) June 10, 2013
hey @espn please clean up all bodily fluids before you go live so we dont have to see it on tv
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) June 10, 2013
Tim Tebow's text to Tom Brady http://t.co/QTNACouk37
— Whistle FC (@WhistleFC) June 11, 2013
And finally, let us never forget how Rob Gronkowski feels about his new teammate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrjCXWAAVIU
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