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Malik Willis shared his thoughts on Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley
The Miami Dolphins have officially announced their new quarterback, Malik Willis. They agreed withWillis on a three-year, $67 million contracton the first day of the legal tampering period of free agency. Now, the signing has been made official, and the Dolphins wasted no time presenting their quarterback to the Miami media.
Willis, who has started only six games in his NFL career, will likely step into a situation where he will be expected to become the franchise quarterback. Despite completing only 75 passes over the past two seasons, Willis figures to be Miami’s starter in the 2026 season.
However, despite limited game film, Miami had an upper hand over the competition as their head coach and general manager were familiar with him due to their time together in Green Bay.During his introductory press conference, Willis shared his feelings on head coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.
Malik Willis Shares Feelings on Miami Dolphins Head Coach
In his introduction as a member of the Miami Dolphins, Willis was asked about his thoughts on head coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan.He said, “Just how they go to work each and every day and the way they treat people. I think that’s more important than anything when you come to a business that relies around people. I see ‘Haf’ (Jeff Hafley) every day get excited when one of the DBs makes a play, or a d-lineman gets a sack, or a backer bats the ball down and he’s just as excited as the players that are on the field. I see him arguing with Matt (LaFleur) and they go back and forth, and it used to be awesome.”
Regarding Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, Willis said, “Then I see ‘Sully’ (Jon-Eric Sullivan) in the hallway and I always ask like, ‘What are you seeing out of my game?’ Because I know they watch all the film in the world and he’ll give me details. It’s not like, ‘Oh, you’re doing good. Just keep going.’ It’ll be like specific details in order to help me get better and I think that’s important. You got to be willing to let somebody help you.”
Willis’ Dual-Threat Ability
Willis was also asked about his new Dolphins teammates De’Von Achane and Jaylen Waddle. He answered, “I think it’s awesome. I think they both might be faster than me and that’s a good thing.”
In terms of his athleticism, Willis declined to speak much of that as he said, “I think we’ll see when that time comes.”
In the past, his athleticism has spoken for itself as he has run for 40 or more yards in each of his last three starts, scoring three rushing touchdowns during that span. That rushing element is something the Dolphins have never had from their franchise quarterback. Ryan Tannehill is the Dolphins leader in rushing yards by a quarterback, but he never averaged over 20 rushing yards per game in any of his seasons as Miami’s quarterback. In six career starts, Willis has averaged 44.8 rushing yards per game.