MOSCOW, (PNA/R-Sport) -– It was the ultimate Hail Mary play and, as many expected, it failed: US sports star Tim Tebow is not coming to play American football in Russia, the owner of the Moscow club that tried to sign him told R-Sport on Saturday.
The Moscow Black Storm and its owner Mikhail Zaltsman had offered Tebow, who is not currently contracted to any team, US$ 1 million to play two games for the team in what would have been an unprecedented move for a player who is trying to keep alive his dream of being a US National Football League quarterback.
“Unfortunately agents of Tim Tebow turn down our proposal,” Zaltsman said in e-mailed comments.
“I hope that its Tebow’s agents’ fault that the contract wasn’t signed and Tim couldn’t do anything about it.”
He added: “If it was his decision, it’s very upsetting. And in this case we don’t want him in our team anyway.”
“We are looking for the people who pursue their dreams, not the ones who talk about it.”