{"id":50617,"date":"2025-05-24T00:52:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T00:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50617"},"modified":"2025-05-24T00:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T00:52:38","slug":"dolphins-announce-signing-of-24-year-old-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50617","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Announce Signing Of 24-Year Old Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0&#8211; despite being expected by many to be a dark horse to add a\u00a0quarterback\u00a0early on in the 2025\u00a0NFL Draft, only attacked the position in the seventh round when they selected\u00a0Quinn Ewers\u00a0out of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>With just former\u00a0Jets\u00a0#2 overall pick and Ewers backing up the notoriously injury-prone\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins would seem naturally inclined to make an addition at the position ahead of OTAs later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Did the Pacers Just Pull Off the Greatest Playoff Comeback EVER?Did the Pacers Just Pull Off the Greatest Playoff Comeback EVER?<\/p>\n<p>Watch More<\/p>\n<p>And it seems like that will be the case, as the team announced that they are signing ex University of Miami quarterback, Brett Gabbert, as an undrafted rookie free agent.<\/p>\n<p>gent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1925642872990154846&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fmiami-dolphins%2Fbrett-gabbert-quarterback-signing-24&amp;sessionId=70f2c49d46db6c0d4de62d9d93cf154347e9729a&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brett Gabbert, whose (much older) brother is former first round pick and 2 x\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0champion, Blaine, had a long and impressive college career in which he threw for\u00a010,814 yards.<\/p>\n<p>This ranks as the third highest in Miami&#8217;s history, behind just eventual 2013 seventh round pick, Zac Dysert &#8211; who obtained\u00a012,013 yards;\u00a0and future Hall of Famer,\u00a0Ben Roethlisberger, who managed\u00a010,829.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the other two names on the list, Gabbert played for the university for a whopping six seasons. 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