With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try.
The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams this month. Tebow last played organized baseball in high school.
ESPN first reported the news.
Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA Baseball, said in a statement that the workout is not a publicity stunt.
"His work ethic is unprecedented, and his passion for the game is infectious. He knows the challenges that lie ahead of him given his age and experience, but he is determined to achieve his goal of playing in the Major Leagues," Van Wagenen said in a statement.
Tebow, who turns 29 on Sunday, has been training in Scottsdale with former major league catcher Chad Moeller.
Tebow has not played in the NFL since 2012 with the Jets. He went to training camp with the Patriots in 2013 and the Eagles in 2015 but was cut before the season each time.
Tebow last played competitive baseball more than a decade ago, hitting .494 as a junior for Nease High School in Florida.
