The couple hundred personnel staffing the state Emergency Operations Center here had a surprise guest to lift their spirits on Tuesday after a week of grueling days managing preparation and response efforts for Hurricane Irma: Tim Tebow.
The former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Florida came with Gov. Rick Scott and Scott’s wife, Ann, to the EOC around noon to thank the workers who were coordinating state resources for the storm.
“I’m just here to thank everybody and [tell them I] appreciate all their work and what they’ve been doing and just let them know how everybody is so grateful,” said Tebow, who is a native of Jacksonville, which saw record-level flooding on Monday from Irma.