Sources: Tebow, Broncos negotiating (wants more money than Dez Bryant)

[Oldskool]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5417778

The Denver Broncos and representatives for quarterback Tim Tebow are working "feverishly" to complete contract negotiations, according to sources close to the discussions.

According to one source, progress has been made and the deal should happen in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels called Tebow when the quarterback failed to sign in time for the official beginning of training camp, which began with a meeting Wednesday morning.

The full team doesn't take the field until Sunday but quarterbacks Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn are participating. McDaniels reminded Tebow that he is losing repetitions that he can never regain and needs them more than the veteran players against whom he will be competing.

Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, who has signed and is in camp, was picked immediately before Tebow. While that has helped create contract parameters, Tebow's agent, Jimmy Sexton, is believed to be seeking the customary quarterback premium that would pay his client more than a player taken before him.

Tebow was the second quarterback drafted and is apparently seeking more guaranteed money in a signing bonus.

Ed Werder is a reporter for ESPN.

[ddub52]

I doubt Tebow will hold out too long. Hes always eager to work and hasnt seemed to be very money oriented.

[Hitman21ST]

That should ruffle some Dez feathers...first, a lower receiver gets more money than him, then the second qb picked (also lower than him) gets more.

I hear the sounds of a disgruntled rookie coming our way...

[pjfootballer]

John 3:16- Thou shall giveth me more money then the man picked beforeth me!

[ConnSKINS26]

I don't blame him. He's going to need it when he busts out of the league in 3 years. He won't get a second contract, so he had better milk this one for all its worth. And I also don't blame him for wanting the QB premium. He obviously was taken to be the future for McDaniels

And I don't even hate Tebow. I don't think he won't get a second contract because he NEVER could have been good. I just think McDaniels will continue to ruin the team around him and draft poorly, and he'll never get a chance to show that he can be at least mediocre. Instead, it will be one of the worst reaches in draft history.

[ConnSKINS26]

That should ruffle some Dez feathers...first, a lower receiver gets more money than him

It was a CB.

I hear the sounds of a disgruntled rookie coming our way...

We can hope

[Hitman21ST]

I don't blame him. He's going to need it when he busts out of the league in 3 years. He won't get a second contract, so he had better milk this one for all its worth. And I also don't blame him for wanting the QB premium. He obviously was taken to be the future for McDaniels

And I don't even hate Tebow. I don't think he won't get a second contract because he NEVER could have been good. I just think McDaniels will continue to ruin the team around him and draft poorly, and he'll never get a chance to show that he can be at least mediocre. Instead, it will be one of the worst reaches in draft history.

He apparently already has some major endorsement deals knocking on his door.

[Hitman21ST]

It was a CB.

My bad, thought he was a receiver.

[ConnSKINS26]

He apparently already has some major endorsement deals knocking on his door.

I'm not surprised at all, he's very marketable, especially in certain parts of the country, such as Florida and the "Bible Belt" states.

[ArmchairRedskin]

I wouldn't sweat the contract too much if I were him. He's already got the best selling jersey, and like mentioned above, he's gonna get paid thru endorsements. So why sweat the small difference in slotting? Dez got picked before you and that's that. Suck it up.

[Mordac]

I doubt Tebow will hold out too long. Hes always eager to work and hasnt seemed to be very money oriented.

Or not.

Lemme guess, he's so humble that he believes everything his agent is telling him and that's why he didn't report on time. C'mon. Wake up, dude.

[ArmchairRedskin]

Really, Tebow oughta be thanking his lucky stars that there was even somebody dumb enough to pick him up in the first round.

[Hitman21ST]

Really, Tebow oughta be thanking his lucky stars that there was even somebody dumb enough to pick him up in the first round.

The Broncos needed a QB. Orton and Quinn don't exactly scream production at you.

[ArmchairRedskin]

The Broncos needed a QB. Orton and Quinn don't exactly scream production at you.

Doesn't have a thing to do with the fact that Tebow isn't first round talent. Too many questions in his game to justify picking him that high.

[Hitman21ST]

Doesn't have a thing to do with the fact that Tebow isn't first round talent. Too many questions in his game to justify picking him that high.

If no one else fit their need sheet, they obviously felt they can work with him and make him productive, why not? He's dangerous as a wildcat QB, and you could use him for double passes and tomfoolery like that.

Might not have been the best pick, but I wouldn't call it a bad one