After reports that he may be on the chopping block because of his play last week, Miami Dolphins backup and former Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers may have secured his spot on the team after his impressive performance against the Detroit Lions.
Ewers was 11 for 17 for 117 yards and two touchdowns, tightening up the backup race behind Tua Tagovailoa.
It was much-needed by the quarterback, who was in danger of being cut by the team if he didn’t play better.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel praised his performance but also cautioned him about things he still can improve on.
“I thought there was some really good things he did, some things he could do better,” McDaniel said via ESPN. “Basically, the journey of a quarterback is you have to learn to be able to take whatever reps you have, work on your own and apply it to your game. … It was cool to give him a couple opportunities that he made the most of.”
Ewers attributed his poor play last week to jitters.
“As a whole, I think we were just overall more comfortable,” he said. “Game 1, we kind of got our jitters out, and out here it felt like we were just able to go out and play our game and perform at a good level. There’s obviously a lot of room to grow — myself, I missed a couple throws, missed a couple reads, but there’s a lot of stuff to learn from this game.”
Even if Ewers ends up not making the Dolphins roster, he may have sealed a place on another NFL team. Several NFL teams, including his home state team, the Dallas Cowboys, may be in the market soon for a backup quarterback, and Ewers may have helped himself yesterday with his performance.
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