{"id":394899,"date":"2026-01-08T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/394899\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:43:09","slug":"tim-tebow-issues-warning-to-340-million-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/394899\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tebow Issues &#8216;Warning&#8217; To 340 Million Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/college-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:college football;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">college football<\/a> Tim Tebow continues to speak out on a growing issue impacting the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former Heisman Trophy winner, 38, has been retired from professional sports for several years. Tebow, taken in the first round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL<\/a> Draft, played in the league for three seasons, before pursuing a professional baseball career. Tebow has since gotten into TV work, serving as a broadcaster for the SEC Network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tebow, who grew up in Florida, has a much bigger passion, though. Tebow has been working hard on the growing issue of child trafficking, both in the United States and around the globe.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 11: Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters attend the premiere of Roadside Attractions' &quot;Run The Race&quot; at the Egyptian Theatre on February 11, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg\/Getty Images)Michael Tullberg&amp;sol;Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"618\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/255d53def4b64b25036d4dcf6b7368bf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; FEBRUARY 11: Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters attend the premiere of Roadside Attractions&#8217; &#8220;Run The Race&#8221; at the Egyptian Theatre on February 11, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg\/Getty Images)Michael Tullberg&amp;sol;Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the holidays, Tebow issued a &#8220;warning&#8221; to the 340-plus Americans currently living in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tebow is warning everyone that the child trafficking issue isn&#8217;t just an issue overseas &#8211; it&#8217;s one impacting millions in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Did you watch this until the end? Some images you just can\u2019t shake. For us, it\u2019s this map,&#8221; he warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Every red dot shows a computer in the U.S. sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). There are nearly 340,000 red dots in just six months\u2014each one representing a child in desperate need of protection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This isn\u2019t \u201cover there.\u201d It\u2019s in our neighborhoods, sometimes even in our homes. Behind every dot is a child waiting for someone to fight for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tebow continues to speak out on the issue<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tebow says the issue primarily impacts those in their late childhood to early teens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The average age of trafficking for a boy or girl is between the ages of 12 and 14.<br \/>One in six is under the age of 12,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Do you think these children who are being trafficked are dreaming of what they could be one day?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Our thoughts continue to be with Tebow and everyone impacted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/college-football\/tim-tebow-issues-warning-to-340-million-americans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Spun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Spun<\/a> on Jan 7, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/college-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:College Football;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">College Football<\/a> section. 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