His next fact could read: Chuck Norris is so influential he got Tim Tebow a job in the NFL.
That’s exactly what the tough-guy actor is hoping. In an article he wrote for conservative Web site Newsbusters, Norris lauded the play of the quarterback and pushed for the Jaguars to sign him.
“Tebow is a player who rises to the occasion and delivers big in critical moments,” Norris wrote. “He reminds me of myself when I used to compete in martial arts.”
Norris, whose fictional “facts” are Internet legend, may have a tough time overcoming this obstacle. Tebow has received little interest in the NFL since being cut by the Jets last month and even teams from the Canadian Football League and Arena Football League have yet to guarantee him a starting job.
Tebow is known as a player who shines in games, as he did at times while leading the Broncos to the playoffs in 2011, but looks awful in practice.
“I would spar with my black belts in class, and sometimes they would outscore me. Yet in the tournaments, I would defeat them. My students used to ask me, ‘Why is it that we can contend equally against you in class but can’t beat you in the tournaments?’ My answer was always the same: ‘When it counts, I rise to the occasion,’ ” Norris wrote.
The “Walker: Texas Ranger” star thinks Tebow’s hometown Jaguars would be the ideal fit and urged Jacksonville owner Shad Kahn to step up.