{"id":775289,"date":"2026-02-25T11:35:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/775289\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:35:16","slug":"sullivan-and-hafley-meet-with-the-media-the-splash-zone-2-25-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/775289\/","title":{"rendered":"Sullivan and Hafley meet with the media \u2013 The Splash Zone 2\/25\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"297\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/d95f929679ad4b51706013f5b719c5d5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The new brain trust of the Miami Dolphins met with the media at the NFL Scouting Combine yesterday. General manager Jon-Eric Sullivan was kind enough to provide some updates on players, including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. He stated that everything was on the table including a trade, which seems highly unlikely with Tua\u2019s contract and the common knowledge that he\u2019ll be cheaper once he is released by the team. Sullivan also said they have discussed Malik Willis and other quarterback options amongst themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Head coach Jeff Hafley also got a few words in to the media. He said he\u2019d like to focus on the edge rusher room as they are pretty slim at that position at the moment. Thankfully this upcoming draft class may have some answers for the Dolphins pass rush solution.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day\u2019s round-up below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dolphins-hafley-sullivan-lay-expectations-185400032.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dolphins\u2019 Hafley, Sullivan lay out expectations for Year 1: \u2018More about the process than anything else\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins\u2019 Hafley, Sullivan lay out expectations for Year 1: \u2018More about the process than anything else\u2019<br \/><\/a>Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan offered some foundational thoughts on what they think the coming football season should look like in the first year of a rebuild under the new tandem.<\/p>\n<p>John-Eric Sullivan<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dolphins-gm-sullivan-says-everything-153100311.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dolphins GM Sullivan says \u2018everything\u2019s on the table\u2019 with Tua; talks Malik Willis and more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins GM Sullivan says \u2018everything\u2019s on the table\u2019 with Tua; talks Malik Willis and more<br \/><\/a>New Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan addressed a series of hot-button topics early in his first offseason managing the team\u2019s roster to a small group of South Florida reporters at the NFL scouting combine before taking further questions at a podium.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Hafley<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/miami-dolphins-coach-jeff-hafley-181657017.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley opens up at NFL scouting combine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley opens up at NFL scouting combine<br \/><\/a>Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley spoke to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine.<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins Front Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/what-the-latest-dolphins-front-office-move-could-mean-01kj6pfcx1zp?utm_source=RSS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:What the Latest Dolphins Front Office Move Could Mean;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">What the Latest Dolphins Front Office Move Could Mean<br \/><\/a>The Miami Dolphins have hired a former NFL general manager to help out the front office<\/p>\n<p>Dolphins Quarterbacks<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/why-the-dolphins-can-and-should-take-their-time-with-tua-decision-01kj86ct2r0v\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why the Dolphins Can (And Should) Take Their Time With Tua Decision;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Why the Dolphins Can (And Should) Take Their Time With Tua Decision<br \/><\/a>The future of Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is very much up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/debating-pros-and-cons-of-latest-veteran-qb-option-for-dolphins-01kj8549efn0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Debating Pros and Cons of Latest Veteran QB Option for Dolphins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Debating Pros and Cons of Latest Veteran QB Option for Dolphins<br \/><\/a>The Dolphins might be forced into the veteran QB market this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/why-it-might-be-time-to-wave-the-willis-idea-goodbye-01kj8j7taywk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why It Might Be Time to Wave the Willis Idea Goodbye;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Why It Might Be Time to Wave the Willis Idea Goodbye<br \/><\/a>New Miami Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan\u2019s comments at the combine were pretty revealing when it comes to the quarterback and free agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/dolphins\/onsi\/news\/ranking-the-dolphins-qb-options-in-the-2026-nfl-draft-01kj8yt7ns34\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ranking the Dolphins\u2019 QB Options in the 2026 NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ranking the Dolphins\u2019 QB Options in the 2026 NFL Draft<br \/><\/a>Miami seems poised to select a passer in the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n<p>Phinsider News You May Have Missed<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thephinsider.com\/the-splash-zone-miami-dolphins-news\/115629\/the-minkah-fitzpatrick-rumors-the-splash-zone-2-24-26-tua-tagovailoa-nfl-scouting-combine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Minkah Fitzpatrick rumors \u2013 The Splash Zone 2\/24\/26;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Minkah Fitzpatrick rumors \u2013 The Splash Zone 2\/24\/26<br \/><\/a>Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thephinsider.com\/miami-dolphins-draft\/24480823\/dolphins-land-star-offensive-lineman-in-latest-mel-kiper-mock-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dolphins land star offensive lineman in latest Mel Kiper mock draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dolphins land star offensive lineman in latest Mel Kiper mock draft<br \/><\/a>Francis Mauigoa comes to the Dolphins in latest mock draft from Mel Kiper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thephinsider.com\/miami-dolphins-news\/115770\/new-dolphins-general-manager-discusses-potential-of-adding-malik-willis-to-roster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Dolphins general manager discusses potential of adding Malik Willis to roster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Dolphins general manager discusses potential of adding Malik Willis to roster<br \/><\/a>Jon-Eric Sullivan has high praise, yet realistic expectations when it comes to Malik Willis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thephinsider.com\/miami-dolphins-news\/115766\/miami-dolphins-discussion-nfl-combine-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miami Dolphins Discussion: NFL Combine Edition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Miami Dolphins Discussion: NFL Combine Edition<br \/><\/a>We ask Miami Dolphins fans about the emphasis that teams put on players results from the annual NFL Scouting Combine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new brain trust of the Miami Dolphins met with the media at the NFL Scouting Combine yesterday.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,8628,95805,4097,216,251,70498,2087,7583,6,3235,3452],"class_list":{"0":"post-775289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-dolphins","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jeff-hafley","11":"tag-jon-eric-sullivan","12":"tag-malik-willis","13":"tag-miami","14":"tag-miami-dolphins","15":"tag-miami-dolphins-coach","16":"tag-miamidolphins","17":"tag-minkah-fitzpatrick","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-the-dolphins","20":"tag-tua-tagovailoa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116131065876564736","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775289","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=775289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}