Tim Tebow finishes fifth in favorite NFL quarterback poll

Free agent Tim Tebow finished fifth in a 2016 poll regarding America’s favorite NFL quarterback.

Free agent Tim Tebow finished fifth in a 2016 poll regarding America’s favorite NFL quarterback, according to a Public Policy Polling survey of 410 fans. 

Tebow, who has not played in a regular season NFL game since 2012, finished ahead of Seahawks signal caller Russell Wilson, the Giants’ Eli Manning, the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger and the Saints’ Drew Brees with seven percent of the vote.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner played for the Broncos in 2010 and 2011 before being traded to the Jets for the 2012 season. He was signed in the off-season by the Patriots in 2013 and Eagles in 2015, but was cut both years before the start of the regular season.

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See the results of the Public Policy Polling’s survey below.

Player	Percent of Votes
Tom Brady (Patriots)	23
Peyton Manning (Broncos)	16
Aaron Rodgers (Packers)	13
Cam Newton (Panthers)	11
Tim Tebow (free agent)	7
Russell Wilson (Seahawks)	6
Eli Manning (Giants)	6
Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers)	6
Drew Brees (Saints)	4
Other/No favorite	9

Tebow was also the second-highest vote-receiver on the list of America’s least favorite NFL quarterback, finishing with 10% of the vote behind Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s 29%.