{"id":868753,"date":"2026-04-17T23:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868753\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:45:32","slug":"dolphins-wide-receiver-makes-feelings-clear-on-malik-willis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868753\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Wide Receiver Makes Feelings Clear on Malik Willis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2253752212-1-e1776466124771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A Dolphins wide receiver gave his thoughts on Malik Willis<\/p>\n<p>Entering the 2026 season, there is not much to be excited about for the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/\" title=\"Miami Dolphins\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"229458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>. The 2025 season marked their worst since 2019, and as a result, the team is seemingly undergoing a rebuild. Miami\u2019s new front office decided that the best way to move forward was to tear down the roster and aim for long-term sustainable success.<\/p>\n<p>This offseason, Miami parted ways with <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/tua-tagovailoa-released-free-agency\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tua Tagovailoa,<\/a> Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Bradley Chubb, Minkah Fitzpatrick, and others. While there are still some solid pieces on the team, the depth is no longer there.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, if there is any excitement surrounding the Dolphins, it is likely that the team will feature a new starting quarterback for the first time since the 2021 season. As Tagovailoa\u2019s replacement, the Dolphins signed <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/top-free-agent-quarterback-malik-willis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Malik Willis<\/a> to a three-year, $67 million contract in free agency. Now, a Miami Dolphins wide receiver has shared his opinion on Willis after they briefly worked out together.<\/p>\n<p>Miami Dolphins\u2019 Jalen Tolbert Shares Feelings on Malik Willis<\/p>\n<p>Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jalen Tolbert, who the team signed in free agency to a one-year contract, made an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/gmfb\/status\/2045125033979441197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\"><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"229459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> Network\u2019s Good Morning Football, where he shared his thoughts on Malik Willis.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the hardest working people that I\u2019ve been around throughout this process so far. One of the first people in the building every day. And, on the field you can obviously see the ball jumps off his arm,\u201d Tolbert said, \u201cSpecial arm talent, special player. Can utilize his legs if needed, but he\u2019s definitely grown over the years. Like I said, I\u2019m excited to be a part of the growth that he has coming in front of him, and the opportunity that he has in front of him. He\u2019s working hard for it and taking no day for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a year in which many Dolphins fans soured on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and criticized many of his post-game press conferences, hearing a player speak highly of the team\u2019s quarterback should be a nice change of pace. Of course, despite positive words from his teammate, what matters is Willis\u2019 play on the field. In order for Willis to succeed, he will have to be surrounded by the right talent, which Tolbert will hope to be a part of.<\/p>\n<p>Miami Dolphins Wide Receivers<\/p>\n<p>Tolbert is one of the new faces in the Dolphins wide receiver room. He is coming off a down season with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"229457\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, where he totaled 203 receiving yards, after previously having a career-high 610 receiving yards in the 2024 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, despite currently being in the top half of the Dolphins\u2019 projected depth chart, that may change following the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\/insider-major-speculation-draft-plans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami is expected<\/a> to select at least two wide receivers within the first three rounds, as the team has seven selections inside of the first 100 picks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Previously,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UpAndAdamsShow\/status\/2038715386716430378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\"> Jeff Hafley told Kay Adams on \u201cUp &amp; Adams<\/a>,\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ve got seven in the first 100 picks. We\u2019ll have receivers for Malik to throw to. The next time you talk after the draft and as we get the players here, I think you\u2019re going to see we\u2019ll get some good ones for him to throw to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/joseesquer8000\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Esquer<\/a> Jose Esquer is a Mexican-American sportswriter and communications student based in San Diego, CA. His work spans football, basketball, baseball, and soccer. He has written for platforms like RotoWire and DolphinsTalk. You can find him on Twitter\/X @JEsquer8, usually talking Dolphins, world football, or both. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/joseesquer8000\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Jose Esquer<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Dolphins\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty A Dolphins wide receiver gave his thoughts on Malik Willis Entering the 2026 season, there is not&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868754,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,216,251,2087,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-868753","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-miami","11":"tag-miami-dolphins","12":"tag-miamidolphins","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116422713987525328","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868753","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=868753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868753\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}