After a well-below-par performance by Quinn Ewers in the Miami Dolphins' preseason opener, it came as no surprise when the former Texas Longhorns starting quarterback was traded just a few weeks later.
Despite the Dolphins having one of the more... abysmal... quarterback rooms in the NFL, Ewers simply wasn't who they were looking for, and Miami traded him to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a Day-3 pick in the 2028 NFL Draft.
Now, instead of backing up Malik Willis, a quarterback who has his own plethora of questions surrounding his potential, Ewers will back up Trevor Lawrence, who has been the Jags' go-to guy in the backfield for the last five seasons.
Before any team even set foot on the field this preseason, Ewers was never projected to be a QB1 or to cement himself as a franchise quarterback. With the trade, that fact was only further cemented.
However, that doesn't mean the Ewers is reaching the end of the road for his playing career.
The Jaguars may be Quinn Ewers' best chance to develop
While Miami was the team to originally draft Ewers in 2025, there was no genuine potential for growth, especially when quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and former head coach Mike McDaniel were still with the franchise.
This offseason, as the Dolphins parted ways with Tagovailoa, McDaniel, and others, the outlook was looking slightly better for Ewers' season. However, as Miami signed players like Willis but still seemingly refused to bring any offensive weapons on board (wideouts, tight ends, offensive linemen, etc.), it wasn't exactly a promising outlook for Ewers as the backup QB.
The Miami offense is a complete cluster. It lacks any depth at receiver, the offensive line is as shaky as can be, and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik isn't moving the needle in a positive direction.
It's an entirely different tale in Jacksonville.
While the Jags may not be a Super Bowl-bound team, the offense has seen consistent levels of success over the last few years, and a big part of that has been Lawrence running the show for Liam Coen.
Ewers now gets to be the understudy to a quarterback who is a franchise QB, and undeniably has the talent it takes to lead his team to a winning season at the very least (unlike what Willis is poised to do in Miami).
Not to mention the fact that Jacksonville offensive coordinator Grant Udinski already has a year under his belt with the franchise, helping Lawrence see a career-high 29 passing touchdowns and 359 rushing yards last season.
Udinski has already shown that he can develop a quarterback, even one like Lawrence, who has already been in the league for a few years. That is exactly the kind of offensive coordinator that Ewers needs in his corner as he continues to find his footing at the next level.
No, Ewers will likely never be a consistent starter in the NFL, but he is in a much better position to cement himself as a career QB2 in Jacksonville than he was in Miami, and being a backup quarterback in the NFL is far from a bad gig to have.
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