{"id":859419,"date":"2026-04-07T17:43:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859419\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:43:19","slug":"miami-dolphins-general-manager-clarifies-plan-with-nfl-draft-malik-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859419\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins general manager clarifies plan with NFL Draft, Malik Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL<\/a> is approaching the 2026 NFL Draft, and teams are conducting their final Top-30 visits while wrapping up their draft boards.<\/p>\n

Rumors and speculation continue to swirl as April 23 draws closer. The Miami Dolphins have suddenly built a massive draft haul after executing multiple trades.<\/p>\n

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In free agency, they also signed quarterback Malik Willis to a significant contract. Despite that move, reports<\/a> have suggested the Dolphins could still draft a quarterback as insurance in case things don\u2019t go as planned with Willis.<\/p>\n

MORE: How much cap space remains for all 32 NFL teams<\/a><\/p>\n

General manager Jon-Eric Sullivan addressed those concerns in a conversation with ESPN\u2019s Kevin Clark, which Clark later shared<\/a> on X. Sullivan made the team\u2019s intentions clear.<\/p>\n

\"\"He\u2019s our guy<\/p>\n

He emphasized that acquiring Willis was a priority in free agency and reaffirmed his confidence in him. \u201cI\u2019m very comfortable with Malik and his ability to play with what\u2019s around him.\u201d Sullivan said.<\/p>\n

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However, Sullivan did not suggest the roster is complete. He made it clear the team plans to draft strategically to build around Willis.<\/p>\n

MORE: Diego Pavia stuns, impresses Jon Gruden in his QB Class<\/a><\/p>\n

Speculation intensified after the trade of Jaylen Waddle, with some suggesting Willis could be a one-and-done starter if he struggles. He also won\u2019t have the same weapons he had with the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n

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Even so, Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley remain firmly committed to Willis. Both have publicly praised him and consistently expressed confidence in his ability to lead the team.<\/p>\n

Willis drew interest from multiple teams in free agency, but the Dolphins ultimately proved to be the best fit. He previously played in Green Bay while Hafley served as defensive coordinator, giving the head coach firsthand insight into his development.<\/p>\n

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During his time with the Packers, Willis showed significant growth and delivered several impressive performances in relief of Jordan Love.<\/p>\n

Now, he enters the season as the undisputed QB1, backed by a well-deserved payday and the full confidence of the organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL is approaching the 2026 NFL Draft, and teams are conducting their final Top-30 visits while wrapping…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7491,217,7,4609,41,345,253,14706,1724,15710,4097,251,55,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-859419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-diego-pavia","9":"tag-dolphins","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-free-agency","12":"tag-green-bay","13":"tag-green-bay-packers","14":"tag-houston-texans","15":"tag-jaylen-waddle","16":"tag-jordan-love","17":"tag-kevin-clark","18":"tag-malik-willis","19":"tag-miami-dolphins","20":"tag-new-orleans-saints","21":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116364669686587636","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859419","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=859419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}