Quinn Ewers got his first taste of NFL action in the Dolphins' 24-24 preseason tie with the Bears on Sunday, and he certainly looked like a rookie.

While Shedeur Sanders and Jaxson Dart both had memorable NFL debuts, the first preseason action for fellow rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers was anything but as he struggled mightily for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

Coming off a two-game losing streak, coach Joe Philbin was asked about his starters. Philbin insisted no one was assured they would start. When someone said that obviously didn’t include franchise quarterback Ryan Tannehill, Philbin — who never met an exception to a rule he liked — refused to confirm even Tannehill would play.