After a long wait, Quinn Ewers was drafted at pick No. 231 by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. It was clear that with heir apparent Arch Manning waiting in the wings, he'd have to play somewhere else in 2025.

One of the biggest storylines in the months before the 2025 NFL draft was whether or not Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers would declare or enter the transfer portal to take a lucrative NIL deal to transfer elsewhere.

Quinn Ewers did not get paid one single dollar from the University of Texas or its NIL collective while he was in Austin, according to head coach Steve