By Will BrinsonTim Tebow's played well as a starter for the Broncos (or, if you prefer: Tim Tebow has won games as a starter for the Broncos), but it appears "just playing" was enough to make his wallet a lot bit fatter.
According to The Denver Post, Tebow's now crossed the threshold to trigger a playing-time bonus that pays him an extra $472,500 on his rookie contract.
As we noted yesterday in pro-rating Tebow's stats, he's nearly at eight full games, what with his seven starts, half of another game and some plays in the "Tebow package." That puts him well over the 45 percent needed to unlock the bonus.
If you want to get really technical about it, Tebow's now at 46.9 percent of Denver's snaps, per Mike Klis of The Post.
Whatever it is, though, Denver probably doesn't care. Half a million bucks is a ton of cash, of course, but the resurgence Tebow's given the Broncos with his play (they're 6-1 since he took over, obviously) outweighs the bonus they'll pay him at the end of the season.
And that doesn't count merchandise sales and all the other things that come with going from 1-4 to a potential No. 4 seed in the NFL playoffs.
Maybe he should ask for more.
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