--- ---  # Tim Tebow Says He Won't Be Speaking at the Republican Convention by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Jul 15, 2016 3:05 AM UTC  Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow on the sidelines prior to the start of the game during the All State Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 1, 2015 Former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow on the sidelines prior to the start of the game during the All State Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 1, 2015Streeter Lecka—Getty Images by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Jul 15, 2016 3:05 AM UTC Tim Tebow took to social media Thursday to dispel “rumors” that he would be speaking at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Cleveland. “It’s amazing how fast rumors fly,” Tebow said in a one-minute video posted to his [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TimTebow/?fref=nf) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BH3MbqnDyIJ/) accounts. “And that’s exactly what it is, a rumor.” Earlier on Thursday, the New York _Times_ [reported ](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/politics/republican-convention-speakers-donald-trump.html?%5Fr=0)that among an eclectic mix of personalities and professionals scheduled to speak at the convention — including tech billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump’s supermodel wife Melania — would be Heisman-winning quarterback Tebow. “My goal has always been to be able to make a difference in the biggest way possible,” he said, adding that perhaps one day that could be in the political realm. But for now he said he would focus on his foundation, “fighting for kids who can’t fight for themselves.” Tim Tebow: Trump Republican Convention Speech Is A "Rumor" ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4407404/tim-tebow-trump-republican-national-convention/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4407404/tim-tebow-trump-republican-national-convention/"},"headline":"Tim Tebow Says He Won't Be Speaking at the Republican Convention","datePublished":"2016-07-15T03:05:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:16:38.006Z","description":"\"It's amazing how fast rumors fly\"","url":"https://time.com/4407404/tim-tebow-trump-republican-national-convention/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election topic","Donald Trump","Republican National Convention"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd987242e13c84f78/69889c0ccf40a8d5a2c4401a/gettyimages-460965314.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd987242e13c84f78/69889c0ccf40a8d5a2c4401a/gettyimages-460965314.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"All State Sugar Bowl - Alabama v Ohio State","caption":"All State Sugar Bowl - Alabama v Ohio State","creditText":"Streeter Lecka—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4407404/tim-tebow-trump-republican-national-convention/","name":"Tim Tebow Says He Won't Be Speaking at the Republican Convention"}}]}] ```