The Miami Dolphins have filled their quarterback opening by reaching into Green Bay’s depth chart.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Packers are sending Kyle McCord to Miami in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick. The move comes after the Dolphins dealt Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars, leaving them in need of a new backup behind Malik Willis.
“Trade: Packers are sending QB Kyle McCord to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2028 6th-round pick, per sources. After trading Quinn Ewers to the Jaguars, the Dolphins needed a new backup for Malik Willis. Now the Dolphins have two former Packers QBs,” Schefter posted on X, formerly Twitter.
For Green Bay, the trade clears out a quarterback who had been pushed down the chart. Jordan Love remains the team’s established starter, while Willis was last season’s backup before landing in Miami as the starter.
McCord signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers in January 2026, but the team also added Tyrod Taylor to compete for the job. Taylor, who spent the last two seasons as the backup with the New York Jets and has been in the league since 2011, won the role and made McCord expendable.
McCord’s college path included three seasons at Ohio State, where he started in 2023, followed by a transfer to Syracuse in 2024. He started 13 games there before being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Philadelphia waived him during final cuts, though he later returned on the practice squad.
Now McCord heads to Miami, where he is set to back up Willis with no other quarterbacks currently on the roster.
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