{"id":260348,"date":"2026-08-30T18:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/dolphins-add-another-former-packer-to-qb-room-to-back-up-malik-willis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T18:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:26:49","slug":"dolphins-add-another-former-packer-to-qb-room-to-back-up-malik-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/dolphins-add-another-former-packer-to-qb-room-to-back-up-malik-willis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins add another former Packer to QB room to back up Malik Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/miami_dolphins\/40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miami Dolphins\u00a0<\/a>are adding another former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/green_bay_packers\/53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Bay Packer<\/a> to their quarterback room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Dolphins sent a 2028 sixth-round pick to the Packers for second-year QB Kyle McCord. He will replace second-year QB Quinn Ewers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/jaguars_land_possible_trevor_lawrence_backup_in_trade_with_dolphins\/s1_13132_44234811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whom Miami traded\u00a0<\/a><span>to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville_jaguars\/38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacksonville Jaguars\u00a0<\/a>on Saturday. McCord will back up Miami starting QB Malik Willis, who played for Green Bay from 2024-25 while new Miami head coach Jeff Hafley was<\/span> the team&#8217;s defensive coordinator.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What else should Dolphins fans know about Kyle McCord?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>McCord played four collegiate seasons for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/ohio_state_buckeyes\/48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio State Buckeyes\u00a0<\/a>and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/syracuse_orange\/70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syracuse Orange<\/a>. His best season came in 2024 with Syracuse, when he led the nation in passing yards (4,779) and finished 10th in Heisman voting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/hidden_talent_traits_nfl_teams_look_for_in_draft_prospects_arent_all_obvious\/s1_13132_42081521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During the predraft process,<\/a> he gained traction as an intriguing developmental QB after showcasing his ability to spin it. At a session at the East-West Shrine Bowl (now Shriners Bowl) in January 2025, the QB clocked an average spin rate (number of revolutions a football makes in flight) of 699 rpm, which is off the charts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Db8lYZUvUJW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=AM6pH-2dOy6ITm8cYwD3a2E\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">average spin rate<\/a> for NFL QBs in 2025 was 570 rpm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/seattle_seahawks\/59\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seattle Seahawks\u00a0<\/a>QB Sam Darnold led the league in this metric (639 rpm).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/dolphins_add_another_former_packer_to_qb_room_to_back_up_malik_willis\/s1_13132_44238334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Dolphins\u00a0are adding another former Green Bay Packer to their quarterback room.\u00a0 On Sunday, the Dolphins sent a 2028 sixth-round pick to the Packers for second-year QB Kyle McCord. 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