Mike McDaniel announced Tuesday that Zach Wilson will continue being the Miami Dolphins‘ backup quarterback moving forward, leaving Quinn Ewers third on the depth chart that has Tua Tagovailoa as starter.

“For now, until competition proves otherwise, the best thing for our football team, in relief duty for a game, or injury, is for Zach [Wilson] to come in and be No. 2,” McDaniel said, via Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

However, Ewers shouldn’t lose hope on potentially making his way back to the QB2 spot, as McDaniel said his decision is subject to change depending on performance: “That could change over time. I’m not looking to change that until they show me it needs to be changed.”

Selected in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Texas, Ewers has worked behind Tagovailoa

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