Tim Tebow ‘Pausing’ Relationship With Religious Group After They’re Accused of Pressuring Followers

October 6, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

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Tim Tebow, the former pro football player who is also known for his outspoken Christian faith, is distancing himself from religious group Life Surge.

After the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast and Mother Jones reported last month in a joint investigation that the Christian organization allegedly pressured people to pay thousands of dollars for financial advice, the athlete said he is stepping back.

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“I think the allegations are extremely, extremely serious, and it’s something that we take very serious,” the former Denver Broncos player, 39, said in an interview captured on video by the Gainesville Sun published late last month.

“And so, for us, we’re having our team do an investigation, but also pausing our relationship until we can learn more about the facts to be able to understand more,” Tebow continued.

When Tebow was asked if he knew about the allegations prior to the investigation being published, he replied, “Honestly, I was at an anti-human trafficking conference yesterday.”

“The team shared with me when we were leaving — as we were flying to Alabama for an event — and [I was] kind of caught off-guard with some of it, and I think that’s why I’m really trying to understand more of the facts to really learn it,” he said, adding it’s really “important” for people to get answers.

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Tebow said that the reason he attended Life Surge events was to be able to “share” his “love of Christ” and the “good news of the Gospel.”

According to the joint investigation, SurgeU courses — which promise to “surge your resources and influence through real estate and trade” — could cost between $10,000 to $40,000.

People who bought into it allegedly fired back, with one complaint to the Federal Trade Commission stating (per Mother Jones), “We did not expect a bait and switch and the pressure to purchase investing classes. We are very disappointed but also concerned by the amount of people bought into this.”

Life Surge CEO Jeremy Nosek said in an email to the outlet that the organization “strongly disagrees with the characterization of our company presented in recent reporting. We will not apologize for who we are, what we believe, or the work we do.”

“Tim has made the decision to pause his relationship with Life Surge while his team reviews the allegations and gathers additional facts,” he added. “We respect that this is his decision to make. Our respect for Tim has not changed.”