Miami Dolphins' Theo Wease, Greg Dulcich share wealth with Quinn Ewers

MIAMI GARDENS — On a day when the Miami Dolphins had to dig deep into their receiving corps, no one could accuse quarterback Quinn Ewers of not spreading around the ball.

He targeted nine different receivers, including a pass he caught himself.

But there’s a limit to his generosity, as Theo Wease discovered.

Wease caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from Ewers that got the Dolphins rolling in a 20-17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .

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It was the first touchdown catch of Wease’s NFL career.

It was the first touchdown pass of Ewers’ NFL career.

So who gets to keep the ball?

“I do,” Ewers said. “He came running over to me, and was like, ‘Are you going to keep it? Are you going to keep it?’ I said, ‘I'm going to keep this one, you can have the next one.’ ”

That apparently is news to Wease.

“I got the ball,” Wease said.

While it was unclear who actually drove out of Hard Rock Stadium with the ball, the Dolphins could feel good about the fact that they could move the ball through the air even on a day when Tua Tagovailoa , Tyreek Hill , Jaylen Waddle and Darren Waller had little or no impact.

This was a day for the young and unheralded, starting with Ewers (who had 172 yards and two touchdown passes), Wease and tight end Greg Dulcich , who caught five passes for 58 yards and one touchdown, an 11-yarder for a 17-7 second-quarter lead.

It wasn’t Dulcich’s first touchdown catch. But it was his first since Christmas Day 2022, in his rookie season with Denver .

Ewers matter-of-factly pointed out a possible explanation that Wease was able to slip behind the Bucs’ defense to get so wide open. Ewers had trained his eyes on Waller to bait the defensive back that way.

“It's hard because I could see it in the peripheral in my vision, looking at Darren and throwing to Theo, if that makes sense,” Ewers said.

So it’s a no-look pass?

“Yeah but it is in the same area, so I don't really know if you'd consider it a no-look pass.”

Theo Wease so wide open, 'It felt fake'

Wease was active for only the second time in his NFL career. It was nice catching two passes for 32 yards a week prior against Cincinnati , but to look up and see nothing but green grass and an end zone beckoning?

“It felt fake because I didn’t see any white jerseys around me,” Wease said.

Given that Wease and Ewers were deep in the depth chart in August, it gave them an opportunity to develop a chemistry together that they’re now showing on Sundays. And to share their touchdown “firsts” as pros?

“It’s special because my first touchdown in a Dolphins jersey came from him,” Wease said. “And then my first one in an actual NFL game came from him. We talked about it. We kind of knew it was going to come this game.”

Wease even told Ewers before the game which plays he figured would result in a touchdown. He was wrong when it came to predicting the pattern, but right about everything else.

Dulcich, meanwhile, arrived in October after being waived by the New York Giants . He has developed a knack for making defenses pay for underestimating him. The Tampa Bay game represented the fifth straight game in which he caught a pass of at least 20 yards.

“I hope I’ve shown them that I’m willing to do whatever I’m asked,” Dulcich said. “That’s kind of the nature of being a tight end, I guess. And I love being part of this team. So grateful that they’ve given me these opportunities.”

So is Ewers.

“He's very reliable,” Ewers said. “We have a great tight end room, and it's always nice to have good, big-bodied tight ends with sure hands like him. Man, he did a great job of winning on that. We call it a spin route. He did a great job of crossing his guy's face, and I knew that if I put it in a spot, that he was going to be able to go grab it. It's fun when plays work out that way."

Not surprisingly, Dulcich gave the credit to Ewers.

“That dude can sling it, for sure,” he said.

The dude also can share it. Given a split second to think it over, Ewers said he and Wease are co-owners of the football in question.

“We can share,” Ewers said. “How about that? We’ll split it, weekly.”

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Miami Dolphins' Greg Dulcich, on Quinn Ewers: 'That dude can sling it'