{"id":184480,"date":"2026-03-09T18:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/184480\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:09:08","slug":"miami-dolphins-turn-the-page-sign-qb-malik-willis-after-parting-ways-with-tua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/184480\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins turn the page, sign QB Malik Willis after parting ways with Tua"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami Gardens (CBS12 News) \u2014 The Miami Dolphins moved quickly to reshape their quarterback room on the first day of NFL free agency.<\/p>\n

After releasing Tua Tagovailoa Monday morning,<\/a> the team wasted little time agreeing to terms with Malik Willis, the free-agent quarterback who revitalized his career with the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN.<\/p>\n

Willis, 26, will reportedly join Miami on a three-year deal worth $67.5 million, including $45 million guaranteed. Official contract signings begin Wednesday at 4 p.m., the start of the new league year.<\/p>\n

Related: Miami Dolphins to release quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, GM says team is moving on<\/a><\/p>\n

The move reunites Willis with Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley, who coached him during his two seasons in Green Bay. Willis originally joined the Packers in 2024 after being traded by the Tennessee Titans\u2014who selected him in the third round in 2022\u2014for a seventh-round pick.<\/p>\n

In Green Bay, Willis started three games over two seasons, winning two of them. Highlights include a pair of starts in Weeks 3-4 of the 2024 season shortly after arriving in Green Bay and leading a second-half comeback against the Jacksonville Jaguars, throwing a touchdown pass and orchestrating the game-winning drive. Last season, he appeared in four games, completing 30 of 35 passes for 422 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, adding 123 rushing yards and two scores on the ground.<\/p>\n

Over his two years with the Packers, Willis appeared in 11 games, completing nearly 79% of his passes for 972 yards and six touchdowns without an interception, while adding three rushing touchdowns. His dual-threat ability gives Miami an element they have lacked at quarterback in recent seasons.<\/p>\n

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While Willis\u2019 career has included just six starts, the Dolphins are banking on his upside and playmaking potential to bring a new dynamic to the offense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami Gardens (CBS12 News) \u2014 The Miami Dolphins moved quickly to reshape their quarterback room on the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184481,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-184480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}