THERE’S a brand new quarterback in Miami.

The Miami Dolphins have signed former New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson in free company.

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Wilson agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal that may develop to $10 million with incentives.

The deal is absolutely assured.

Wilson spent final season with the Denver Broncos after being traded away from the Jets for a sixth-round decide.

He served as a backup quarterback to rookie Bo Nix in the course of the 2024 marketing campaign.

Wilson by no means figured issues out after being drafted with the No. 2 total decide within the 2021 NFL Draft.

He by no means threw for over 2,400 yards in a season with the Jets and completed his three 12 months profession there with 23 touchdowns and 25 interceptions.

He solely managed 6,293 yards in three years.

Wilson remains to be younger although, being solely 25 years previous and already being a four-year veteran within the league.

Whereas he is not going to Miami to exchange Tua Tagovailoa because the workforce’s beginning quarterback, he can present one thing the Dolphins desperately want: a reliable backup quarterback.

It is no secret that Tua is maybe probably the most fragile quarterback within the NFL.

Concussions have plagued his profession, and the previous Alabama quarterback missed six video games final season due to them.

In Tua’s 11 video games performed, the Dolphins had a 6-5 report, however within the six video games with out him they went 2-4.

The workforce obtained terrible quarterback play throughout these video games, with Skylar Thompson and Tyler Huntley each getting reps.

Huntley performed 5 video games in Tua’s place and solely managed 829 passing yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Thompson solely threw for 187 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in his one recreation.

The method is fairly easy for Wilson together with his new workforce. He simply wants to remain prepared for the occasion of an harm and play secure soccer.

If the Dolphins had simply common quarterback play, it is attainable that they might have caught the Broncos for the final Wild Card spot.

Miami will face some more durable competitors inside their division this 12 months although, with each the Jets and the New England Patriots placing in work this free company to enhance their groups.

After all, the Buffalo Payments are all the time current too as the highest canines of the AFC East.