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Despite releasing Tua Tagovailoa in the offseason, it doesn't appear the Miami Dolphins will have a quarterback battle brewing at any point this training camp.
The Dolphins signed Malik Willis to a three-year, $67 million contract in free agency, which seems to show the front office's faith that the former Green Bay Packers backup quarterback is ready to be a starting quarterback in the league.
That leaves Quinn Ewers, a seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft, battling for the QB2 job. The standout for the Texas Longhorns went 1-2 as a starter last season, throwing for 622 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions in four appearances.
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Ewers still wants to compete for the starting job in Miami, but understands what's best for the team might be Willis starting.
“In the quarterback room, the respective goal is to be playing on Sundays, but I think that’s the cool part about our room,” Ewers said, via David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “We all want to be playing, but at the end of the day, I think we all want what’s best for the Dolphins.
"So, we’re all competing for the same spot, but we’re all competing for the same goal. Whoever’s out there, no matter who it is, anybody’s going to get the support.”
Ewers was considered the No. 1 recruit before he joined Ohio State in 2021. He then transferred to Texas, earning second-team All-SEC honors in 2024. Despite leading Texas to the College Football Playoff semifinal in 2024, he fell to the final round of the 2025 draft. He faces an uphill battle to become a starter in the league.
While Ewers is competing in training camp, he's supporting Willis.
“I was excited to get to work with him, honestly,” Ewers said of Willis. “I think he had a great end of the year last year with Green Bay, and to get a guy like that who has played good in some big-time games is only going to help me in the long run.”
If anything, Willis can show Ewers that there is a path to becoming a starting quarterback in the league by having patience as a backup.
Willis was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2022 draft. He earned just three starts in Tennessee before being traded to Green Bay in 2024. He proved worthy of a starting opportunity with the Dolphins after putting up good tape when Jordan Love suffered injuries.
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