{"id":49356,"date":"2025-05-19T03:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49356"},"modified":"2025-05-19T03:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:21:07","slug":"done%f0%9f%92%af%e2%9c%8d%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%92%aa-dolphins-quarterback-signs-big-payday-with-exclusive-deal-that-shocks-nfl-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49356","title":{"rendered":"DONE\ud83d\udcaf\u270d\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaa: Dolphins quarterback signs big payday with exclusive deal that shocks NFL world"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192067511_541802-e1747597788899.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192067511_541802-e1747597788899.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192067511_541802-e1747597788899.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2192067511_541802-e1747597788899.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Quinn Ewers holding trophy after winning the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"432\" data-dom-ready-time=\"884\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Quinn Ewers holding trophy after winning the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bow<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u2019\u00a0seventh round draft pick Quinn Ewers decided to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, he was met with a storm of criticism. With many believing he was a day three prospect, the football world wondered why he would forego a potentially multi-million dollar NIL deal to remain in college.<\/p>\n<p>Those questions are beginning to be answered as Ewers took to X to announce he signed an exclusive deal with Panini, a trading card company.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cExcited to announce that I have signed an exclusive autograph trading card deal with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@paniniamerica<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0for my NFL trading cards,\u201d\u00a0Ewers announced.\u00a0\u201cThank you\u00a0<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@paniniamerica<\/span>\u00a0for helping me tell my story\u00a0and continuing our relationship!\u00a0I can\u2019t wait to see my first NFL trading cards!\u00a0<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#RatedRookie.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pro Football Talk\u2019s Mike Florio provided the details of the contract with Panini.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPer a source with knowledge of the arrangement, it\u2019s a $3 million deal,\u201d\u00a0Florio wrote.\u00a0\u201cEwers took plenty of criticism for leaving at least $4 million on the table by entering the draft in lieu of transferring to the University of Miami. He\u2019s currently 75 percent of the way there, in non-football earnings at the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Ewers Invited To Premiere Event<\/h2>\n<p>The announcement of the multi-million dollar deal conveniently corresponded with the NFL Player Association\u2019s Rookie Premiere event, which aims to land rookie players with high quality brand deals. Ewers was present at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNFLPA Rookie Premiere offers partners unparalleled access to more than 40 of the NFL\u2019s newest stars at their first major business and marketing event following the NFL Draft,\u201d\u00a0the NFLPA\u2019s mission statement reads.\u00a0\u201cThe Premiere is one of the most valuable opportunities available to NFLPA partners as it\u2019s the first point of contact to connect directly with professional football\u2019s most promising and marketable young players \u2013 at a single unique event \u2013 to build content and relationships for the season and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As stated, the Rookie Premiere is a relatively exclusive event. Taking place in Los Angeles over the course of the weekend, the event also gave fans their first look at the rookies in their new jerseys equipped with names stitched on the back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was among 42 players invited to the three-day event,\u201d\u00a0reported SI\u2019s Jake Mendel. \u201cWhile 10 quarterbacks were invited to the event, Ewers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson were the only two seventh-round picks included.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Panini NIL Deal<\/h2>\n<p>Panini is one of the leading brands in NIL funded trading cards. They announced their partnership with an NIL conglomerate that brought deals to partnered universities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Panini College platform illustrates our belief that collegiate athletes in all sports should have the ability to have their own trading card,\u201d\u00a0said Jason Howarth, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Athlete Relations.\u00a0\u201cThe Brandr Group is also a leader in the NIL space, with a tremendous roster of partners and programs, so for us to collaborate with their team to help grow our Panini College platform is a natural fit. We will work together to create and enhance opportunities that benefit athletes, schools and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\"><\/div>\n<p>At the time of signing, the duo launched with the rights to three universities. Quinn Ewers University of Texas Longhorns, The Ohio State University Buckeyes, and the University of Nebraska Corn Huskers.<\/p>\n<p>Ewers\u2019 signed and sold multiple trading cards through Panini during his time at UT. Many of which are currently listed on\u00a0Panini\u2019s website\u00a0for $350 each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Getty Quinn Ewers holding trophy after winning the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bow When\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u2019\u00a0seventh round draft pick Quinn Ewers decided to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, he&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DONE\ud83d\udcaf\u270d\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaa: Dolphins quarterback signs big payday with exclusive deal that shocks NFL world - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49356\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DONE\ud83d\udcaf\u270d\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaa: Dolphins quarterback signs big payday with exclusive deal that shocks NFL world - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; 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