Tebow to Canada? Not So Fast Tim Tebow, after being released by the Jets on Monday, is without a job, and his prospects of latching on with another N.F.L. team are uncertain. The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League own Tebow's negotiating rights. So, off to Canada he goes, right? Jim Popp, the Alouettes" general manager, said Monday that he has not contacted Tebow's representatives - nor does he plan to, he added - about a pursuing a future in the C.F.L. "I don't really waste my time or bother with it because until he makes up his mind up that he wants to come to Canada, it's a moot point," Popp said in a phone interview. It's only a story today because we have his rights. Teams in the C.F.L. are permitted to have exclusive rights to as many as 35 foreign-born players, and Popp said Tebow has bounced on and off the Montreal's list for the last three seasons. "The list changes daily," Popp said. I can take him off tomorrow, though, and some other team can put him right back on. The Alouettes have Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson on their list, and, Popp said, "We know Russell Wilson's not coming to Canada." He added, "You can have a guy that's a freshman in college all the way to a 10-year N.F.L. veteran on it." The Alouettes" quarterback situation is stable, with Anthony Calvillo, the league's all-time leader in passing yardage, entrenched at starter. If Tebow were interested in playing for Montreal, it would have to be as Calvillo's backup. But since the Alouettes own the right of first refusal, they could theoretically sign Tebow, then deal him elsewhere. Popp said that, with a month before training camp gets under way, no other teams in the C.F.L. seemed to have a need at quarterback. "If he really wanted to come to Canada this year and get in at the start of camp and all that stuff, he would have to do it soon," Popp said. Tebow still harbors dreams of being a starting quarterback again, meaning that he would only likely consider playing in the C.F.L. if he has exhausted every conceivable opportunity in the N.F.L. Popp said that teams in the C.F.L. have the same concerns about Tebow as those in the N.F.L. - his elongated throwing motion, his flawed mechanics, his ability to read defenses. Can he have success in the C.F.L.? I don't know," Popp said. Obviously, the field's wider and bigger. There are more lanes for him to run. But if you can't make a lot of throws or make the throws you're being asked to make, you're not going to have a lot of success, either. Popp noted that he is unsure how much longer Calvillo, who turns 41 in August, intends to play, so it is possible that Montreal could consider him in the future. He said he asked Dan Hawkins, the Alouettes" coach, whether he would be willing to change his system to Tebow's talents, if the opportunity presented itself. Hawkins said he would, Popp said. "But it won't happen until our guy retires," Popp said. And so, are we willing to look at him, give him a chance and let him get in and start learning? Other than that, will he have success? I have no idea. The only way we'd know that is giving him an opportunity and finding out.