{"id":238578,"date":"2025-07-26T21:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/238578\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T21:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:16:12","slug":"miami-dolphins-rookie-qb-turning-heads-at-training-camp-with-tua-tagovailoa-facing-major-cut-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/238578\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins rookie QB turning heads at training camp with Tua Tagovailoa facing major cut decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI Dolphins new-boy Quinn Ewers has impressed during training camp.<\/p>\n

The quarterback, 22, slid down this year’s NFL<\/a> Draft.<\/p>\n

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Quinn Ewers has impressed in training camp with his new squadCredit: AP\"Tua<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tua Tagovailoa will hope to have left his concussion problems behindCredit: AP<\/p>\n

The former Texas Longhorn was finally selected by the Dolphins in the seventh round.<\/p>\n

Having been taken so low down, not that much is expected, at least initially, of Ewers.<\/p>\n

But if he keeps impressing in public workouts, that could change.<\/p>\n

South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter David Furones was particularly impressed with Ewers during team drills.<\/p>\n

He wrote on X, “Dolphins rookie QB Quinn Ewers had a strong third practice of training camp. Made several impressive, big-time throws.”<\/p>\n

Ewers has shown a good attitude since being drafted by the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

The QB said during rookie minicamp, “Just take advantage of every opportunity because there’s a lot of guys out there right now, and everyone’s fighting for the same job, and we’re all competitive, but it’s cool at the same time.<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, some of these guys are gonna end up being team-mates with us but you gotta earn the job and earn the trust of those guys as well.<\/p>\n

“So it’s been cool.”<\/p>\n

Ewers is emerging as a genuine contender to earn backup minutes to Tua Tagovailoa<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

Detroit Lions suffers major blow with superstar second-round pick officially ruled out for entire season<\/p>\n

And with Tagovailoa having struggled to stay on the field in recent seasons, Ewers may be dreaming of an even bigger role.<\/p>\n

Following an exceptional 2023 season, the 27-year-old was rewarded with a bumper contract that included\u00a0$93.71 million in guaranteed money.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately Tagovailoa’s concussion issues scuppered his 2024 campaign, as he featured in just 11 games.<\/p>\n

The Hawaiian is under contract through 2028.<\/p>\n

NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE<\/p>\n

(All times ET)<\/p>\n

Thur 4 Sept
8.20 pm – Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n

Fri 5 Sept
8pm – Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n

Sun 7 Sept
1pm – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
1pm – Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
1pm – Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
1pm – Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots
1pm – Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints
1pm – Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets
1pm – New York Giants at Washington Commanders
1pm – Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
4.05 pm – Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos
4.05 pm – San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
4.25 pm – Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
4.25 pm – Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams
8.20 pm – Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n

Mon 8 Sept
8.15 pm – Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears<\/p>\n

But after the 2026 season, the Dolphins will possess more flexibility.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa is only guaranteed $3 million in 2027.<\/p>\n

Should his health issues persist, Miami could choose to part company with the QB at minimal cost.<\/p>\n

Team bosses will hope that it doesn’t come to this, and that Tagovailoa can continue as one of their franchise players.<\/p>\n

But should he struggle, Miami will not be hamstrung by his deal.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins will get their NFL regular season underway on September 7 with a trip to the Indianapolis Colts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI Dolphins new-boy Quinn Ewers has impressed during training camp. The quarterback, 22, slid down this year’s NFL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,251,6,15,578,3452],"class_list":{"0":"post-238578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-miami-dolphins","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nfl-draft","12":"tag-section-sportamerican-football","13":"tag-tua-tagovailoa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114921615443104958","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}