Tim Tebow has committed to attending Mark Sanchez’s “Jets West” passing camp in the next few weeks, The New York Daily News reported Monday.
Sanchez, the New York Jets’ starting quarterback, asked Tebow to come to his annual camp and the former Heisman Trophy winner told the newspaper that he accepted the invitation.
The Jets maintain that Tebow was acquired from the Denver Broncos this offseason to back up Sanchez and run the team’s Wildcat package. And during the team’s OTA sessions open to the media Sanchez has received the majority of passing attempts. But that still hasn’t stopped media speculation that Tebow will eventually supplant Sanchez as the starter.
The Jets have more OTAs scheduled this week.
Sanchez has hosted his passing camp in Southern California at Mission Viejo High School the past two offseasons, hoping to build chemistry with his receivers and running backs during the period between the mandatory minicamp and training camp.
The Jets’ minicamp at Florham Park, N.J., is scheduled for June 12-14 and training camp at Cortland, N.Y., begins July 26.
The Daily News reported that besides Tebow, other Jets that have committed to attending are: third-string quarterback Greg McElroy, receivers Jeremy Kerley, Patrick Turner and Scotty McKnight, running backs Shonn Greene, Joe McKnight and John Conner and tight ends Dustin Keller, Jeff Cumberland and Josh Baker.
“It’s just so important to spend time together as much as possible,” McElroy told the newspaper. “It’s a good opportunity for us to get out of our element and do something social as a group with the benefit of working and great weather. It’s really a good time for us. It’s a lot of football and a lot of fun.”
The newspaper reported that it’s unknown if top wide receiver Santonio Holmes will attend the camp. Receiver Stephen Hill, the Jets’ second-round pick in the 2012 draft, and running back Bilal Powell haven’t yet committed to Sanchez’s camp due to potential conflicts with their schedules. Rookie running back Terrance Ganaway told the Daily News that he won’t attend in order to spend time with his wife.
Sanchez told the newspaper that unlike past “Jets West” camps, there won’t be a day open to the media and the entire five-day training session will be private.
–ESPN
