Dolphins acquire QB Kyle McCord from Packers as backup for Malik Willis
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 3:57 PM
Last updated Aug 30, 2026
Kyle McCord, previously with the Green Bay Packers, has been traded to the Miami Dolphins. He will act as the backup quarterback for Malik Willis. The Dolphins made room for McCord by trading Quinn Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars. McCord was a sixth-round pick by the Eagles in 2025 and spent his rookie season on the practice squad following a college career at Ohio State and Syracuse. Transitioning to Miami presents McCord with an opportunity, as he is now one injury away from playing in regular-season games.
- •Dolphins trade for QB Kyle McCord for a 2028 sixth-round pick
- •McCord will back up Malik Willis, a former Packers QB
- •Ewers was traded to the Jaguars prior to this move
- •McCord spent last season on the Eagles' practice squad
- •He has an opportunity for regular-season snaps in Miami
- 3:57 PMYahoo Sports — Former Eagles sixth-round pick becomes Dolphins backup QB
"Former Eagles draft pick Kyle McCord is headed to Miami as Malik Willis’ primary backup quarterback
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