Overview
- The Dolphins signed Malik Willis to a roughly $67 million, three-year deal and publicly named him the starter, signaling firm organizational commitment.
- Reporters at OTAs observed repeated overthrows and multiple offensive turnovers, including a pick-six, while the Dolphins’ defense produced several takeaway plays.
- Analysts praise Willis’s arm strength and dual-threat playmaking and Chris Simms compared some of his throws to elite quarterbacks, but those assessments rely on a small sample of game film.
- Willis has limited pro experience—he has never thrown more than 61 passes in a season and holds a 3-3 career record—which heightens uncertainty about his consistency as a full-time starter.
- The Dolphins enter training camp with a thin, partly unproven receiving group and an injured rookie working through ACL rehab, making camp reps and preseason games the key tests for chemistry and decision-making.