Tim Tebow has yet to make a statement on his rumored new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and while it seems that he still has something to prove in terms of his quarterbacking ability, his comeback -- if it happens -- wouldn't be the greatest comeback we've seen from a Christian athlete. That title belongs to the Kurt Warner. 

They both have been signed by four different teams. Although he was never drafted, Kurt Warner was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers. He went on to play for the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. The Eagles mark the fourth NFL team Tebow has been either drafted by or been a member of (he did stints with the Denver Broncos, the New York Jets, and the New England Patriots.

They both took a job to pay the bills after being cut from their teams. After he didn't make it past training camp for the Green Bay Packers, Kurt Warner famously took a job at a supermarket, working the late shift stocking shelves for minimum wage, a way to support he and Brenda, the woman who would become his wife and the mother of his seven children. Less than nine years later, he would be signing an $18 Million dollar deal to play football for the Arizona Cardinals.

After being cut from the New England Patriots, Tim Tebow hit the gym hard and worked with numerous coaches to improve his passing. He had the lowest passing-completion rate in the NFL while he was a member of the Broncos, so the pass improvement was essential to any hope of returning to play for an NFL team. While training, Tebow was hired by ESPN as a college football analyst. Tebow's tenure as a Heisman trophy winner during his college career made this a perfect fit for Tebow while he trained for his return to professional football.

They both spent time as third string quarterbacks. In 2012, Tim Tebow was traded from the Broncos to the New York Jets. He originally came to the team as a backup QB, playing underneath Coach Rex Ryan and reigning starting QB Mark Sanchez. Sanchez, however, was mentally thrown off his game by the presence of another big name QB on the team and had a terrible year. That didn't mean more playing time for Tebow, though; after a series of badly timed injuries and Jets' senior leadership decisions that did not favor Tebow, the Jets played neither Tebow nor Sanchez and went with Greg McElroy instead for the last games of the season. Ultimately, Tebow was released by the Jets in April 2013, having thrown only eight passes as a Jet.

After not being drafted, Kurt Warner was eventually signed by the St. Louis Rams and assigned to play third-string quarterback behind Tony Banks and Steve Romo in 1998. Incidentally, in 1999, Warner was promoted to second-string quarterback. It was not until starting QB Steve Green was felled by an ACL injury that Warner was finally able to earn and keep a starting QB job.

They have both been criticized for their outspoken faith. Some have speculated that Tim Tebow's unabashed faith - and the media buzz, positive and negative, that comes along with that - have been his downfall in terms of building a career based on strong stats instead of his off-the-field persona. Kurt Warner himself has given Tebow some advice in the past about the issue of speaking out about Jesus. In a 2011 interview with The Arizona Republic, Warner said "I'd tell him, 'Put down the boldness in regards to the words, and keep living the way you're living. Let your teammates do the talking for you. Let them cheer on your testimony.'"

No one would know more about this very subject than Warner himself. After bringing the Rams to victory in Superbowl XXXIV, Warner first thanked Jesus for the win. Immediately, he was surrounded by a frenzy of questions about his faith, and often targeted for it going forward.

Perhaps there is no better way to silence critics than with victory, as Warner was able to do. In his own words:

"People think this season is the first time I touched a football; they don't realize I've been doing this for years - just not on this level, because I never got the chance. Sure, I had my tough times, but you don't sit there and say, 'Wow, I was stocking groceries five years ago, and look at me now.' You don't think about it, and when you do achieve something, you know luck has nothing to do with it."

If Tebow is successful with the Eagles, one thing is certain: for Tebow, too, luck has nothing to do with it.