As the clock ticks down to the 6 pm EST deadline to have rosters at 53 men, Miami has started off the day in an unexpected way. First, they traded quarterback Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick.
Ewers came into camp as the presumed backup quarterback behind Malik Willis but struggled in camp and the preseason. From starting multiple games last season to being traded, that kind of move sends a message to the team: if you aren’t good enough, we’ll find someone who is.
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After trading Ewers, the team waived Cam Miller. Miller had a pretty bad preseason, going 16 of 38 for 170 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception. He just wasn’t good enough to count on should Malik Willis go down.
So Miami turned to a familiar team to shore up their depth chart. Miami made a trade with the Green Bay Packers to obtain quarterback Kyle McCord for a 2028 sixth-round pick. It is almost like they traded Ewers for McCord.
McCord was a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft. He spent 2025 on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad before being signed by the Packers this offseason. He was impressive for Green Bay this preseason, posting a stat line of 46 of 70 for 446 yards and four touchdowns. That was good enough to impress the Dolphins, who will likely name him their second-string quarterback before the season opener.
So what is the big takeaway from Miami riding the QB carousel so late in the offseason? I think it shows the new regime is unafraid to make the move they think is right, no matter what. It would have been easy to go into the season with backups you aren’t happy about, since this is likely going to be a season spent tanking.
However, with this move, Miami has shown it’s committed to competing as best it can, and it clearly thinks McCord will help in that regard. The start of the offseason involved getting veteran contributors new extensions, showing that the new regime will reward players, whereas today’s moves show that poor performance can get you shipped out of town. We’ll have to see if this inspires the remaining players to play hard as the season progresses.
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