Mid-day talker: Tim Tebow joining Rex Ryan's Jets + the minute Twitter exploded

Good times.

March 21, 2012 at 5:17PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Multiple outlets -- including, we think, Jay Glazer first -- are reporting that the Broncos have traded Tim Tebow to the Jets for a fourth-round pick. Thus we have the very unlikely and interesting pairing between this foul-mouthed man:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

And his new smiling, wholesome quarterback:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Of course, this all broke at almost exactly the same time that the Saints bounty punishments were doled out. Sean Payton? Suspended for a year. Gregg Williams? Suspended indefinitely. The Saints will also lose second-round draft picks in 2012 and 2013.

Twitter? Explosion. Seriously, if you did a search for Tebow on TweetDeck, it was spinning faster than Wheel of Fortune.

Your reaction to the Saints penalties or the delicious potential of Tebow + Ryan in the comments, please.

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about the writer

Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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