Dolphins put QB Willis on IR with groin injury (0:49)

Marcel Louis-Jacques Nov 10, 2026, 04:03 PM ET

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Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins are placing quarterback Malik Willis on injured reserve with a groin injury, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, leaving the team without its starting quarterback for at least the next four weeks.

Willis has received treatment on his groin in each of the past two weeks, but it hasn't limited his practice or game availability.…