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VIDEO: Tim Tebow Runs For 40-Yard Touchdown In First NFL Start

It was perfectly rational to be skeptical of Tim Tebow heading into his first NFL start for the Broncos against the Raiders today. But Tebow has a habit of making rational skepticism seem like disrespectful underestimation, and his 40-yard touchdown run today is just the latest example.

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You've heard Tim Tebow is a glorified fullback; Tebow may be that, but he's a glorified fullback with a 40-yard touchdown run. You've heard Tim Tebow is too slow to run in the NFL; Tebow may still be that, but he certainly seemed fast enough — and strong enough — to break that run into the secondary and break tackles on his way to the end zone. And you've heard Tim Tebow can't throw well enough to be an NFL quarterback; that may still prove to be right, but Tebow also threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Lloyd in the first quarter.

↵You’ve heard that Tim Tebow won’t be a great NFL quarterback, or even a good one. That may still come true. But in his first start, he’s off to a phenomenal start in an effort to prove that prediction wrong.

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