Miami Dolphins Sign Malik Willis

The Tua Tagovailoa, Chris Grier, Tyreek Hill, Mike McDaniel, and company era is officially over in Miami. With the release of Tua and Hill, and the firing of McDaniel and Grier, the Dolphins turn a new leaf, ending the best era of Dolphins football in quite some time.

It was rumored this would be the eventual decision by Jeff Hafley and Jon-Eric Sullivan, and it has come to fruition as the Miami Dolphins have signed their new quarterback of the future, Malik Willis.

Willis was a third round pick in 2022 by the Tennessee Titans in the 2022 NFL Draft and showed some signs of being a dual-threat quarterback, but it wasn’t until he played for the Green Bay Packers under Hafley and Sullivan’s eyes day in and day out that he showed his true potential.

In backing up Jordan Love, Willis did a great job. He appeared in 11 games, starting three of them with a 2-1 record, and had 972 passing yards with six touchdowns and zero interceptions while boasting a 78.7% completion percentage. Willis also added 261 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

His deal is for three years and $67.5 million and is signed in the hope of bridging the Dolphins between rebuilding and ultimately becoming the quarterback of the future.

This does not mean the Dolphins won’t continue to look at quarterback options, as Sullivan said in his introductory presser that something he learned in Green Bay is to always have your next quarterback on the roster, continue to draft and develop the most important position in sports, and bring competition to the room.

Signing Willis means the Dolphins want to win even in a year where it appears they are transitioning. The former Packers regime is taking a chance on the guy that showed a lot of promise in Green Bay and will give him the keys to an offense with Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane.

The first big signing of Jon-Eric Sullivan’s tenure is here. How do you think Willis will fare in Miami?