NFL News: Quinn Ewers opens page in draft to embrace opportunities with dolphins
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Quinn Ewers enters the 2024 college football season, with many experts referring to him as a first-rounder for the 2025 NFL Draft. But the former Texas quarterback fell to the seventh and final round last month.
Ewers also became the last player to stand out in his position. This year's draft course has 14 quarterbacks. The 23-year-old has now broken the silence after the quarterback’s draft slideshow, Eust’s agent speaks.
Ewers admitted that he had to wait until the seventh round to hear his name, which surprised him, but he also embraced his chance with the Miami Dolphins.
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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers got hot before the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinals against Ohio State in Arlington, Texas on January 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
“I didn't expect it to be as low as I did,” Yus told the Associated Press on Friday. “That's what the end of the day means, and I have the same chance for everyone else. I'm grateful for that. I just want to go there to play games, learn and develop into a quarterback.”
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The Ewers entered Miami’s quarterback room, which already features Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson, the second pick in the 2021 draft.
Texas Longhorn quarterback Quinn Ewers practices at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on December 30, 2024. (Sara Diggins/American-Statesman/USA Today Network via Imagen Images)
Ewers completed a two-year start with a record of 21-5. He has helped lift the Longhorns for the college football playoffs over the past two seasons. The Ewers threw three touchdowns in the CFP quarterfinals overtime thriller against Arizona State.
Texas Longhorn quarterback Quinn Ewers ahead of Darrell K Real Texas Memorial Stadium against Mississippi Bulldogs. (Daniel Dunn/Imagn image)
Evos University football career began at Ohio State, but he moved to Texas. He ended his career in Austin with 68 touchdowns.
Tagovailoa has played only 11 games in the 2024 season. Injuries and the long-term health of the Pro Bowl quarterback remain the topic of conversation.
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Wilson landed with the Denver Broncos after three-year turbulent three-year run with the New York Jets last season. Ewers acknowledges the competitive nature of the Dolphins quarterbacks.
“There are a lot of people now, everyone is fighting for the same job,” Evos said. “And we are all competitive, but at the same time it’s cool, just because at the end of the day, some of them will end up being teammates with us. But you have to win this job and earn the trust of these guys.”
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