--- title: Tim Tebow Helps Man On a Delta Flight After Medical Emergency description: Former football player and SEC Network analyst Tim Tebow is receiving accolades for helping on a Delta flight with a medical emergency. canonical: https://time.com/4385481/tim-tebow-delta-flight-prayers/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-28T15:51:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:51.177Z og:title: Tim Tebow Came to the Rescue When Someone on His Flight Had a Medical Emergency og:description: The former NFL player worked with the crew in the stressful situation og:url: https://time.com/4385481/tim-tebow-delta-flight-prayers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tim Tebow Came to the Rescue When Someone on His Flight Had a Medical Emergency twitter:description: The former NFL player worked with the crew in the stressful situation twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Tim Tebow Came to the Rescue When Someone on His Flight Had a Medical Emergency > Sponsored content. 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According to passenger Richard Gotti, who shared the story on his Facebook page, Tebow left his first class seat to offer his help with the medical emergency. While the flight’s crew worked to help stabilize the man, Tebow, a noted Christian, led the plane in prayer for the passenger and supported the family of the injured man, [even reportedly transporting his wife to the hospital](https://twitter.com/LWashingtonKGET/status/747177793981546496?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) after the plane landed. Although Tebow has not commented on the incident, Gotti’s post has been shared nearly 10,000 times since it was published. 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