The Miami Dolphins quickly began to make changes to the organization following a 28-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on “Thursday Night Football.”
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The loss dropped the Dolphins to 2-7, and general manager Chris Grier was fired on Friday.
Miami named Champ Kelly as their interim general manager, and he could create a fire sale before the trade deadline on Tuesday to help the team start a rebuild.
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It’s unclear if Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel or quarterback Tua Tagovailoa will be a part of the rebuild in 2026. Tagovailoa has struggled this season, throwing for 1,779 yards, 15 touchdowns and a league-high 11 interceptions through his first nine games.
Tagovailoa threw for 261 yards and an interception in Thursday night’s blowout loss.
Per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, Miami could turn to rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers to start before the end of the season.
“Seventh-round rookie Quinn Ewers impressed enough to replace Wilson for one game recently as Tagovailoa’s primary backup, and he’s come on in practice, as well,” Rapoport wrote. “The possibility that Ewers could play meaningful snaps if Tagovailoa continues to struggle should not be discounted.
“Tagovailoa’s play would have to really fall off for Miami to turn to either Wilson or Ewers, but a potential benching is not off the table at some point this season.”
Ewers went 5-of-8 passing for 53 yards against the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 19, his only appearance of the season.
The Dolphins might want to see what Ewers can give them amid Tagovailoa’s uncertain future with the team. Per Rapoport, the most viable option for Miami could be to trade Tagovailoa in 2026.
“Another option, which seems more viable, is pay down some of the salary next offseason and trade him as a bridge QB for a team in transition or one that has a young QB they’d like to have sit,” Rapoport wrote of Tagovailoa.
The Dolphins selected Ewers in the seventh round of April’s draft. He had a successful career at Texas, leading the Longhorns to back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff semifinal round.
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