Tebow To Spread Pro-Life Message In Super Bowl Ad

Sports News - January 17th, 2010 - Written By John

Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow has routinely risked his image by going on religious missions and asserting that he was staying pure until marriage. So it is of no surprise that he is to be featured in what is no doubt a pricey Super Bowl commercial to promote a pro-life organization.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Tebow and his mother, Pam, will appear in a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl preaching for "Focus on the Family", a pro-life group who's theme is "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life".

It is believed the commercial will primarily be a story-telling session of when Pam was pregnant with Tim in the Philippines while on a religious mission back in the 80s. Doctors there told her the pregnancy posed a danger to her health, and advised her to abort. She refused, and Tim was afforded a path to one of the greatest careers in college football history.

"Tim and Pam share our respect for life and our passion for helping families thrive," the company's CEO, Jim Daly said. "They live what we see every day - that the desire for family closeness is written on the hearts of every generation. Focus on the Family is about nurturing that desire and strengthening families by empowering them with the tools they need to live lives rooted in morals and values."

Truth is, the commercial probably won't do much to change Tim's public image. Those who liked him from the beginning of his college football career and up through the end at the 2009 NCAA football season will only defend him more for doing something noble and selfless despite the predicted ridicule. Those that didn't like him will only use the commercial as fuel to their argument that he is a rosy-cheeked softy that uses his religion and faux innocence to gain popularity.

Tebow will be on television before that when he plays in the Senior Bowl at the end of January. That game will, in fact, sway the opinions of NFL scouts, who may or may not make him a first round pick in the upcoming draft. Those are the opinions he actually cares about.