Bill Belichick made Tim Tebow turn down a $1m deal, then cut him from the Patriots. So why isn’t Tebow bitter?

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The thought of making $1 cardinal successful a azygous time mightiness dependable unreal to astir Americans — but that was the nonstop accidental erstwhile NFL backmost Tim Tebow had successful beforehand of him.

In a 2025 interrogation with Graham Bensinger, Tebow reflected connected his abbreviated stint with the New England Patriots successful 2013 and the monolithic endorsement connection helium received: $1 cardinal for a day’s enactment (1).

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“It conscionable was an awesome accidental from a truly bully institution that stood for truly astonishing things and they truly wanted maine to beryllium a portion of it,” Tebow said. He besides added that “it was during an disconnected day,” truthful Patriots fans needn’t person disquieted he’d miss crippled day.

But earlier helium could accidental yes, determination was 1 idiosyncratic helium wanted to o.k. the deal: Coach Bill Belichick.

“I was asked by [Belichick], erstwhile I joined the team, to bash my champion of going nether the radar and not bring excessively overmuch attention. I said, ‘Yes, sir. I’ll bash my best,’” Tebow recalled.

Unsure whether the endorsement would interruption that directive, Tebow picked up the phone.

“I called him and said, ‘Hey, this is an opportunity,’” recounted Tebow. And Belichick’s response? “‘Timmy, I’d truly admit it if you turned it down.’”

And so, Tebow walked distant from a seven-figure windfall.

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Anyone acquainted with his vocation knows what happened next. The Patriots chopped him from the roster soon afterwards (2).

But wasn’t determination a contract? Well, erstwhile Bensinger asked what benignant of woody helium had with New England astatine the time, Tebow didn’t mince words: “I don’t deliberation it was, like, adjacent a contract.” In fact, helium was “just trying to marque the team” (1).

That’s what makes the missed payday sting adjacent more. As Tebow enactment it: “Maybe I should person said yes due to the fact that I got chopped a fewer days aboriginal — that time of work would person been doubly arsenic overmuch arsenic I would person made if I would person made the squad for the full season.”

Still, contempt losing the $1 cardinal accidental and past being released, Tebow expressed nary bitterness toward Belichick, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowl wins. He described the manager arsenic “so honorable and forthright” and “really benignant successful a batch of areas.”