{"id":44883,"date":"2025-04-29T02:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44883"},"modified":"2025-04-29T02:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:45:48","slug":"nfl-draftees-girlfriend-fires-off-strong-message-to-the-league-after-qb-slid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44883","title":{"rendered":"NFL draftee&#8217;s girlfriend fires off strong message to the league after QB slid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">From preseason Heisman hopeful to QB13, former Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers suffered a slide that wouldn&#8217;t have made sense to college football fans a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After a season at Texas where he struggled at times but finished with a College Football Playoff appearance, Ewers turned down a reported $8m NIL offer to transfer from the Longhorns and play another season at the collegiate level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Instead, he entered the draft process and was one of the final picks of the proceedings &#8211; being selected 231st overall by the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Miami Dolphins<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; and will earn significantly less.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was the final quarterback selected in what was considered a pretty weak class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But while it may have been expected that he&#8217;d be behind No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward and even Shedeur Sanders, the fact that Ewers was chosen behind the likes of\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Florida<\/span>&#8216;s Graham Mertz,\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">North Dakota<\/span>\u00a0State&#8217;s Cam Miller, and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Indiana<\/span>&#8216;s Kurtis Rourke was a bit surprising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In spite of this, Ewers got some support from girlfriend Madelyn Barnes, who posted a warning to the rest of the league on her Instagram story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2aea2d898a953295\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/28\/14\/97766031-14653759-Quinn_Ewers_girlfriend_Madelyn_Barnes_posted_a_warning_to_NFL_te-a-6_1745846296313.jpg\" alt=\"Quinn Ewers' girlfriend, Madelyn Barnes, posted a warning to NFL teams that passed on him\" width=\"634\" height=\"786\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-fAPp8\"><span class=\"plusSign-u_CKT\">+<\/span>4<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Quinn Ewers&#8217; girlfriend, Madelyn Barnes, posted a warning to NFL teams that passed on him<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bd212314500767f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/28\/14\/97766027-14653759-She_posted_this_image_after_Ewers_became_the_final_quarterback_t-a-7_1745846296593.jpg\" alt=\"She posted this image after Ewers became the final quarterback taken in the NFL Draft\" width=\"634\" height=\"940\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-fAPp8\"><span class=\"plusSign-u_CKT\">+<\/span>4<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">She posted this image after Ewers became the final quarterback taken in the NFL Draft<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-28b61b7ad5451f65\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/04\/28\/02\/97766029-14653759-image-a-6_1745802867593.jpg\" alt=\"Ewers went viral for his bizarre living room filled with taxidermied animals on the walls\" width=\"634\" height=\"398\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageCount-fAPp8\"><span class=\"plusSign-u_CKT\">+<\/span>4<\/div>\n<div class=\"viewGalleryText-NXaet\">View gallery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ewers went viral for his bizarre living room filled with taxidermied animals on the walls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mol-fe-related-replace ccox\" data-track-module=\"related-replace\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-articles\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-info\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count-wrap\">\n<div class=\"related-replace-count wocc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Miami baby!!,&#8217; Barnes posted. &#8216;Time to prove &#8217;em all wrong.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Barnes made a separate post to her account, saying, &#8216;So incredibly proud and overjoyed!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Quinn, you are so deserving of this and a whole lot more! You&#8217;re the most driven, dedicated, and genuine man both on and off the field. I&#8217;m so excited for this journey and to watch you live out your dreams. GO DOLPHINS!!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Per Barnes&#8217; Instagram timeline, she and Ewers have been dating for about two years. She attended the rival University of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During the draft, Ewers went viral for watching the process from his living room which was filled with taxidermied animals, likely from family hunting trips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ewers played three years at Texas after transferring from Ohio State. 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