Trump praises Tim Tebow for NFL success 'despite being on the Jets'

President Donald Trump was surrounded by multiple winners on Tuesday Trump hosted the University of Florida's men's basketball squad to commemorate their national championship won early last month and near the front of the stage was UF legend Tim Tebow Trump spotted the former quarterback and took a moment to praise him all while taking a parting shot at one of his former teams CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM And a very special thanks to the NFL legend and University of Florida I mean one of the greatest players I've ever seen Trump explained of Tebow I'll tell you what as a college sportsman maybe the best ever And you did damn well And you did damn well in the pros too He was great Despite being on the Jets you did damn well Tebow was drafted th overall by the Denver Broncos in and in his sophomore season he revealed the late Demaryius Thomas on an -yard touchdown in overtime of the NFL playoffs Denver though signed Peyton Manning in the offseason leading the squad to exchange him to Gang Green His role with the Jets was heavily debated with coaches saying he'd be used both on special teams and in a wildcat formation He lasted just one season during which he had just eight pass attempts and never touched an NFL field again JALEN HURTS MAINTAINS HE 'WASN'T AVAILABLE' FOR EAGLES' WHITE HOUSE VISITBut Tebow's college success is unparalleled He won two national championships and lost in a third He also won the Heisman Trophy He's a terrific guy He is a terrific guy He's a winner Boy he was a winner You won two right And you almost won a third Nobody did that I think he goes down really as one of the best maybe the best college football participant If you think about it we can only base it on results right Tim Trump continued After playing football Tim Tebow joined the New York Mets' minor league system in He played in the minors until and played in spring training in before the pandemic canceled the minor league season He hung up the metal spikes in before signing with the Jaguars as a tight end rejoining Urban Meyer but he didn't make the squad Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter