He plays, he prays, and even when he loses, he makes news. The 2011 footballs season may be over for Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos quarterback, man of God and Internet meme, but the headlines march on.
And why not? His social media numbers are even more impressive than his passing statistics.
 
Ad Age and social media monitors Bluefin Labs put together some examples:
  • The total number of social-media comments (primarily on Twitter and public Facebook updates) surrounding the Jan. 8 Broncos-Steelers game was 2,137,220. In terms of social buzz, that makes it the largest single sporting event since January 2011, according to Bluefin — even bigger than last year's Super Bowl. (The average number of social-media comments for an NFL game on CBS is 107,637, including all regular season and playoff games in the 2011/2012 season.)
  • Social-media comments pertaining to Tim Tebow during the AFC Wild-Card Game numbered 1,162,546 — an amazing 54 percent of the total comments for the game.
  • 16 percent of the Tebow tweets above used the phrase "Tebow Time." The second-most popular theme, with 15 percent of the overall volume? Anti-Tebow comments.

Add it all up and it's clear that Tebow, whose career is still new, has a monster media presence.

Just think of what he could do for insurance.

The last we heard about Tebow and insurance was back in his Heisman days, when he had about $2 million in policies against injury while playing for the Florida Gators. Coverage was made available through the NCAA and — wait for it – independent agents.

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