Mike McCarthy is taking 2025 off from coaching, but he’s reportedly been helping Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers prep for the NFL scouting combine.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is expected to see his name on the 2025 NFL Draft boards. There have been concerns about his medical condition due to a torn oblique that he incurred during a regular season game against the Michigan Wolverines.

Former Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers is working with one of the top offensive minds in the NFL ahead of the scouting combine.

Mike McCarthy is no longer at the helm of the Dallas Cowboys' coaching staff, but he is keeping himself busy in helping Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers prepare for his session at the NFL Combine.

The offseason jumps into a new gear this week with the NFL Scouting Combine unfolding in Indianapolis. Of course, the quarterback prospects will be a main attraction at Lucas Oil Stadium, but there is oftentimes the question of whether they'll throw at this event or wait until their pro day.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported on Tuesday that Ewers has been working with former Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy. Pelissero relayed that McCarthy has been impressed with the QB through hours of conversations in recent weeks.

Shedeur Sanders already has said he won't throw at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, and Cam Ward hasn't committed. But Quinn Ewers, the former Texas quarterback looking

Texas QB Quinn Ewers, who played with a torn oblique in 2024, will throw at the NFL Combine and is working with former Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy.

The NFL Combine is back, and that means one thing—a bunch of future NFL stars are about to run, jump, and throw like their careers depend on it—because, well, that actually kind of does. The post 2025 NFL Draft: Big Injury Update for Raiders & Jets as Mike McCarthy Reveals Thoughts on Quinn Ewers appeared first on EssentiallySports.