Quarterback Quinn Ewers’ time with the Miami Dolphins is over before his second NFL season began.

The Dolphins are trading Ewers to the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to multiple league sources on Saturday evening.

In return, the Dolphins get a 2028 sixth-round pick from Jacksonville, according to a source. The trade does not involve a swap of late-round picks, as many early reports said Saturday. The deal comes the day before NFL teams must trim their roster to 53 players, on a deadline of Sunday at 6 p.m.

Ewers was in line to be the Dolphins’ backup quarterback behind Malik Willis in 2026, but a pair of injuries cost him and he struggled throughout camp. First dealing with one undisclosed injury he was fighting through, Ewers then injured his right groin in the Aug. 14 preseason opener against the Washington Commanders.

That groin ailment cost him the final two preseason games, and the Dolphins didn’t get another look at him on the field in the exhibition season, although he threw in a few practices over the past week.

According to a league source, Ewers had the backing and trust of his coaching staff that he could return to form once recovered from injury, but general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and the front office were not pleased with Ewers in camp.

The trade now brings into question who will be Willis’ backup. Cam Miller has been Miami’s third-string quarterback, and Mark Gronowski was fourth on the depth chart behind him.

Miller started the past two preseason games, while Gronowski relieved him in the second half, but neither have put on performances deserving of a roster spot.

The Dolphins could very well seek to land a backup quarterback off the waiver wire after cuts are made across the league Sunday.

Ewers was a seventh-round pick of the Dolphins out of Texas by the previous regime of GM Chris Grier and coach Mike McDaniel. As former quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was benched at the end of the 2025 season, Ewers got his first three starts in the NFL at the end of the year.

He stood out throughout offseason organized team activities and minicamp, but he did not look the same once camp started in late July. Beyond that, the front office and coaching staff that agreed to draft him is gone, although offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik was on the 2025 staff.

Sullivan has been wheeling and dealing in recent days. He traded wide receiver Tutu Atwell to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday.

This story will be updated.