Many backup quarterbacks quietly drift off down the lazy river of free agency during the offseason, but not Malik Willis, who\u2019s proven himself worthy of competing for starting reps somewhere. In fact, he\u2019s become one of the more buzzed-about quarterback names on the market. After shining in spot duty with the Green Bay Packers these past couple of seasons, NFL observers expect teams with QB needs to show serious interest.<\/p>\n
First up: the Miami Dolphins. Linked frequently to Willis by insiders, Miami has coaching and front-office continuity from Green Bay \u2014 with new HC Jeff Hafley and GM Jon-Eric Sullivan both familiar with Willis\u2019 strengths. That familiarity could make Miami eager to tap his dual-threat athleticism as they navigate uncertainty at quarterback.<\/p>\n
Another team rumored to be showing interest is the Pittsburgh Steelers. Their void at quarterback \u2014 compounded by the recent (and rare) shakeup at head coach \u2014 makes Willis an intriguing potential starter or bridge option.<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s the New York Jets, who have draft capital and a clear need for a dynamic playmaker under center. Many projections see the Jets as a logical landing pad if they opt to forego the draft and look for a free agent with upside. Even if they did draft a QB, Malik could be a viable bridge quarterback or fallback plan.<\/p>\n
Beyond those three, it\u2019s also worth paying attention to the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and even maybe the Las Vegas Raiders. Whichever destination he lands on, the buzz is clear: Malik Willis has earned the chance to compete for meaningful snaps \u2014 and several franchises seem at least be interested in trying to bring him in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many backup quarterbacks quietly drift off down the lazy river of free agency during the offseason, but not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2072],"tags":[52136,7,41,345,2702,2514,2513,6,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-696936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-cheese-curds-daily-green-bay-packers-news-and-links","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-green-bay","11":"tag-green-bay-packers","12":"tag-green-bay-packers-news","13":"tag-greenbay","14":"tag-greenbaypackers","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-packers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115940205966008333","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}