Tim Tebow Turns Down Endorsement Deals To Focus On Denver Broncos

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Tim Tebow lost out on a handful of endorsement opportunities this spring because of his pro-life Super Bowl commercial, but Tebow is also saying no to plenty of companies.

Tebow has been working out in Memphis the past two weeks while living with his agent, Jimmy Sexton, and Tebow said in the Memphis Commercial-Appeal that he has turned down multiple seven-figure endorsement opportunities because he thought they would get in the way of his football preparation.

“I’m trying to work hard and not get my mind cluttered with all that,” Tebow told the newspaper. “When it gets to the point when something needs to be presented to me, I see it. Right now, it’s all ball for me.”

Already, Tebow has signed endorsement deals with two major companies — Nike and EA Sports, the latter of which will use Tebow as the cover boy for its NCAA Football 2011 video game. Sexton said that he has received a flood of endorsement opportunities for Tebow and that its been seven figures per year deals.

“Within the next five years, Tim clearly has a chance to be one of the most endorsable athletes on the planet,” Sexton said. “I had one CEO of a major Fortune 500 company tell me, ‘You know what, Jimmy? For a corporation to put a face on their brand, this guy (Tebow) is the real deal. He’s the one guy who’s not going to be a scandal two or three years from now.’”

Tebow did say he has been trading texts with Broncos legend John Elway, who said last week that “we got a great competitor and something that gives us hope.”

“I’ve texted back and forth with him, and that’s truly an honor,” Tebow said. “He has been very supportive of me. He’s one of the all-time best.”

The NFL bars rookies from working out at their team facility right now, so Tebow has been staying in Memphis to try to avoid the spotlight.