Sports / Tim Tebow Tim Tebow Engaged to Former Miss Universe He announces engagement to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters with Instagram post By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jan 10, 2019 4:24 PM CST Copied In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 file photo, Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, of South Africa, poses for photographers on the 86th Floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) Former Denver Broncos and University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is engaged, the AP reports. The Heisman Trophy winner announced his engagement to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, a South Africa native and the 2017 Miss Universe, with an Instagram post Thursday. The 31-year-old Tebow posted photos of himself down on one knee and 23-year-old Nel-Peters wearing an engagement ring. Tebow quarterbacked Florida to national championships during the 2006 and 2008 seasons. He was drafted in 2010 by the Denver Broncos, where he played two seasons. He also played for the New York Jets in 2012. He currently plays professional baseball in the New York Mets organization. He is also a college football analyst for the SEC Network. (More Tim Tebow stories.) Report an error