Eagles plan to sign Tim Tebow as team's fourth QB on Monday

The Philadelphia Eagles brought in Tim Tebow for a workout in March but did not sign him. Now it appears they're ready to pull the trigger.

Fox's Jay Glazer is reporting that the team will bring Tebow back to town, this time with pen and contract ready.

The Eagles have been in mystery mode as far as their quarterbacks go. They have Sam Bradford (whom they acquired by trade a week before Tebow's first workout in Philly), old friend Mark Sanchez, Matt Barkley and G.J. Kinne currently on the roster but are reportedly prepared to add more at the position.

Kinne is not locked into a spot (and likely would be cut for Tebow, we think), and Barkley has appeared to be a square peg in a round hole in Chip Kelly's offense. Heck, even Bradford shouldn't get too comfy with his newest team — with the Eagles not yet selling his jersey in team stores.

So why are the Eagles signing Tebow now and not a month ago when they had roughly the same number of roster spots open?

Tebow, who reportedly will sign a one-year deal with the Eagles, is currently employed by the SEC Network as an analyst but has a contract that allows him to chase his NFL dreams.

Less than two weeks out from the draft, the Eagles have a chance to be one of the real wild cards in the NFL. Heck, no one can eliminate them from the Marcus Mariota sweepstakes — even with Bradford on board, and Tebow perhaps set to join. Kelly is capable of anything when it comes to his roster (and yes, it's his roster now), especially when it comes to the quarterbacks.

Tebow has been laboring to get his next chance since being cut by the New England Patriots at the end of the 2013 training camp. He last took an NFL snap in Week 17 — Christmas Week — of the 2012 season as a member of the New York Jets, ending a long, frustrating season with that team as he watched Sanchez and Greg McElroy start games for a 6-10 team that totaled 14 touchdown passes all season. Meanwhile, Tebow toiled as a spare part who attempted a mere eight passes all season and rushed 32 times for 103 yards, mainly as a decoy and personal protector on the punt team.

Kelly would be bringing Tebow in for more. Tebow's unique skills plus Kelly's wizardry? Consider us intrigued, even if Tebow's star has faded. He would have a chance to penetrate the pecking order at QB, but who will be above and below him on that depth chart? The next two weeks will be fascinating to watch play out, as will Tebow's chance — perhaps his final one — to make another NFL roster.