Eagles to sign Tebow

He’s baaaaaack. Tim Tebow is returning to the NFL, at least on a trial basis, after Eagles coach Chip Kelly pulled off yet another headscratching move by agreeing to sign the polarizing quarterback following two years of unwanted retirement.

A league source confirmed Fox Sports’ report Tebow will put his signature on a oneyear deal Monday at the league minimumin time to reunite with Mark Sanchez for the start of Philadelphia’s offseason program the same day.

Tebow hasn’t taken a snap in a regularseason gamesince the Jets’ 2012 finale, but that couldn’t dissuade the unconventional Kelly from adding him to an quarterback stable that already includes Sanchez, the recently acquired Sam Bradford and Matt Barkley.

After his illfated year with the Jets and a preseason flameout with the Patriots in 2013, Tebow had spent the past two years unsigned but pining for a return while he bided his time as an analyst for ESPN’s SEC Network.

Tebow even worked for the past 18 months with Tom Brady’s quarterback guru, former MLB pitching coach Tom House, in an attempt to overhaul his woeful throwing mechanics and becomemore of a prostyle passer.

Kelly didn’t exactly blindside the NFL with the decision Sunday after signaling it was a possibility in mid March by bringing Tebow in for a physical and workout.

Tebow’s signing is another indication Kelly already has soured on Barkley, a former USC quarterback. Tebow led Florida to two national titles running a readoption offense similar to the one Kelly has used since hewas at Oregon.

But even though Tebow faces long odds just to make the final roster and cutting him would cost the Eagles almost nothing, Kelly’s latest contrarian move is sure to garner attention and debate.

That’s because everything involving Tebow draws huge amounts of attention and debate, even before the former Heisman Trophy winner’s miracle filled 2011 season with the Broncos made him a lightning rod the likes of which the sport has rarely seen.