--- title: Tim Tebow: Trump Republican Convention Speech Is A "Rumor" description: Football star Tim Tebow says his plan to speak at Donald Trump's upcoming Republican National Convention is a "rumor" in a Facebook video canonical: https://time.com/4407404/tim-tebow-trump-republican-national-convention/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-15T03:05:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:56.901Z article:section: Politics og:title: Tim Tebow Says He Won't Be Speaking at the GOP Convention og:description: The football star posted a video on Facebook dispelling the "rumors" og:url: https://time.com/4407404/tim-tebow-trump-republican-national-convention/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd987242e13c84f78/69889c0ccf40a8d5a2c4401a/gettyimages-460965314.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4278 og:image:height: 2406 og:image:alt: All State Sugar Bowl - Alabama v Ohio State og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tim Tebow Says He Won't Be Speaking at the GOP Convention twitter:description: The football star posted a video on Facebook dispelling the "rumors" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd987242e13c84f78/69889c0ccf40a8d5a2c4401a/gettyimages-460965314.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tim Tebow Says He Won't Be Speaking at the Republican Convention > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. 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, 2015 Streeter 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. 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