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Broadway, no?
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the deal between the Denver Broncos and New York Jets to send Tim Tebow to the Big Apple has hit a snag that could nullify the blockbuster trade.
The two teams reportedly agreed to the deal before the Broncos requested that the Jets pay back salary and bonuses that were already paid to Tebow.
"Tim Tebow has $5 million worth of recapture language," Schefter tweeted, "meaning Jets would have to pay back money to Denver. Jets might be unwilling."
Multiple sources have indicated that the Jets front office agreed to the deal and then raised objections after thoroughly reading the contract. An ESPN source says the Broncos continue to negotiate with the Jets, but are also negotiating with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"We thought it was done," Tebow's brother, Robby, told The Florida Times-Union. "Signed, sealed and delivered. Apparently they didn't read the fine print."
Tebow was speaking colloquially. The "fine print" observation is something that's been repeated numerous times on Wednesday. That lets the Jets off too easy. The entire contract is fine print! It's not like there's a page that lists Tebow's reported salary in 48-point font. The whole thing is mired down in legalese and jargon. Not reading the fine print is another way of saying "they didn't read it at all."
Similar language ended trade talks between Denver and the Jaguars, Schefter noted, but as stated those talks appear to be back on. He later wrote that a league source believes the trade will eventually go through with the Jets. If both teams fall through, the St. Louis Rams could get involved.
That stinks for these bros who somehow already purchased matching Tebow Jets jerseys in the three hours since the trade was announced.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the deal between the Denver Broncos and New York Jets to send Tim Tebow to the Big Apple has hit a snag that could nullify the blockbuster trade.
The two teams reportedly agreed to the deal before the Broncos requested that the Jets pay back salary and bonuses that were already paid to Tebow.
"Tim Tebow has $5 million worth of recapture language," Schefter tweeted, "meaning Jets would have to pay back money to Denver. Jets might be unwilling."
Multiple sources have indicated that the Jets front office agreed to the deal and then raised objections after thoroughly reading the contract. An ESPN source says the Broncos continue to negotiate with the Jets, but are also negotiating with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
"We thought it was done," Tebow's brother, Robby, told The Florida Times-Union. "Signed, sealed and delivered. Apparently they didn't read the fine print."
Tebow was speaking colloquially. The "fine print" observation is something that's been repeated numerous times on Wednesday. That lets the Jets off too easy. The entire contract is fine print! It's not like there's a page that lists Tebow's reported salary in 48-point font. The whole thing is mired down in legalese and jargon. Not reading the fine print is another way of saying "they didn't read it at all."
Similar language ended trade talks between Denver and the Jaguars, Schefter noted, but as stated those talks appear to be back on. He later wrote that a league source believes the trade will eventually go through with the Jets. If both teams fall through, the St. Louis Rams could get involved.
That stinks for these bros who somehow already purchased matching Tebow Jets jerseys in the three hours since the trade was announced.
