New Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan was in Indianapolis today as the NFL Scouting Combine is taking place ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. While speaking with the media in attendance, the quarterback position was discussed at length — including the possibility of signing former Green Bay Packers backup, Malik Willis.
Here’s what Sullivan had to say about potentially adding a player to Miami’s roster who his former Packers staff traded for less than two years ago:
“I’m very happy for Malik
on a personal level… Malik is a very, very good kid. [The level of interest in him] is a testament to him and how he played and the opportunities that he got. As it pertains to the Miami Dolphins, listen, I think I’d be lying to you… any team that is potentially in a needy quarterback situation, if they tell you they’re not talking about Malik Willis, that would be a lie.”
Sullivan would continue, but this time while keeping his cards close to his chest.
“But we’ve talked about a lot of people — a lot of free agents. Malik’s just one of them. We have no idea what that’s going to look like in our room. Is it going to be multiple draft picks? Is it going to be a free agent along with Quinn? Who knows? We have so many factors at play — we’ve got a lot of decisions to make as we move through the next couple of weeks, but I wish Malik the best. [I have] a lot of like for the human being. He’s a great kid.”
With the Dolphins hiring a new general manager and head coach (Jeff Hafley) both from the Packers’ organization, combined with the situation the team is in with needing a new quarterback, the dot connecting to the recently ranked number one free agent in Malik Willis will continue to be strong until the start of free agency on March 11th, just over two weeks from today.
For Jon-Eric Sullivan’s entire media availability from the NFL Scouting Combine, click here.
