(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Former Florida star and 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow is returning to the NFL after officially signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The team tweeted out the announcement on Thursday morning. "We have signed TE Tim Tebow," the tweet read. "I want to thank the Jaguars for the opportunity to compete and earn a chance to be a part of this team.
I know it will be a challenge, but it is a challenge I embrace," Tebow said in a statement. According to ESPN’s NFL reporter Adam Schefter, Tebow signed a one-year contract Wednesday. MORE NEWS: Tim Tebow takes shoes off own feet, gives to homeless shelter residentThe 33-year-old Tebow would be returning to the NFL after four.