Kyle McCord Traded to Dolphins

Kyle McCord was traded to the Dolphins on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, as NFL teams raced toward the 6 p.m. ET 53-man roster deadline. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Green Bay sent the second-year quarterback to Miami for a 2028 sixth-round pick. That pick is the same one the Dolphins just got from Jacksonville in the Quinn Ewers trade on Saturday, ESPN wrote. McCord is now the backup to starter Malik Willis.

Miami spent 24 hours emptying the quarterback room, then filled it from Green Bay. The Dolphins traded Ewers on Saturday. They waived Cam Miller on Sunday, Schefter told ESPN, and cut Mark Gronowski, per NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. That left Willis as the only quarterback on the roster until this deal. CBS Sports noted the Dolphins now have two former Packers at the position: Willis and McCord.

What did the Dolphins give up for Kyle McCord?

A 2028 sixth-round pick. Full stop. ESPN said it is the same selection Miami received when it sent Ewers to the Jaguars. In other words, Miami flipped a quarterback it did not want for a quarterback it thinks can sit behind Willis, and Green Bay got the draft capital back. The Packers already have Tyrod Taylor backing Jordan Love, which made McCord expendable, CBS Sports and ESPN both wrote.

McCord put numbers on the board in August. ESPN listed his Green Bay preseason line at 65.7 percent completions, 446 yards, and four touchdowns. The Associated Press recap of Friday's preseason finale had him starting the whole game with Love and Taylor resting: 22 of 35, 226 yards, four touchdown passes, and a 42-38 win over the Arizona Cardinals. He told AP after that game that it was out of his control. Sunday, it was not. He got a roster and a new city.

Why did Miami need a backup quarterback?

Because they traded the last one and cut the next two. Ewers went to Jacksonville on Saturday, which the desk already had as Quinn Ewers traded to the Jaguars. NBC Sports' Josh Alper wrote Sunday morning that Miami then waived Cam Miller, a 2025 sixth-round pick the Raiders made and the Dolphins signed off a practice squad late last season. Gronowski, an undrafted rookie, went next. Willis has six career starts. You do not open September with one quarterback.

The Green Bay fingerprints are not subtle. CBS Sports pointed out that Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan spent 21 years in the Packers' front office, and head coach Jeff Hafley was Green Bay's defensive coordinator last year. McCord signed with the Packers in January after a rookie season on the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad. The Eagles drafted him in the sixth round in 2025, No. 181 overall, ESPN wrote. He is 23. Cutdown day is how backups get jobs. This is that job.

Kyle McCord trade FAQ

Who did the Dolphins trade for Kyle McCord? The Green Bay Packers. Miami sent a 2028 sixth-round pick, the same pick it acquired in the Quinn Ewers trade, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Who is the Dolphins' backup quarterback now? Kyle McCord, behind starter Malik Willis, after Miami traded Ewers and waived Cam Miller and Mark Gronowski.

How did Kyle McCord play in the preseason? ESPN had him at 65.7 percent, 446 yards, and four touchdowns for Green Bay. AP said he threw four TDs in the preseason finale, going 22 of 35 for 226 yards in a 42-38 win over Arizona.