Robert Mays· Feb 27, 2026
Mays expects a robust free-agent market for Malik Willis, predicting he lands a deal worth around $30 million per year.
“And so the idea that you could have gotten Baker for four million bucks three years ago, and now Malik Willis is going to make thirty million dollars a year in free agency.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsMalik WillisFeb 27, 2026
Malik Willis to move
“now Malik Willis is going to make thirty million dollars a year in free agency”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -100
- player:
- Malik Willis
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- GB
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- GB
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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