# Robert Mays: Mays expects a robust free-agent market for Malik Willis, predicting he lands a deal worth around $30 million per year.

**Claimed:** Feb 27, 2026
**Pundit:** Robert Mays — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/robert-mays
**Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/the-herd-hour-2-nfl-team-reviews-have-leaked-live-from-the-nfl-combine-robert-mays

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> 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.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Malik Willis to move**
  - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Malik Willis
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Malik Willis — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malik-willis

## What others said about the same people

- Alain Poupart on Malik Willis: Poupart sorts the Dolphins roster into tiers ahead of the 53-man cutdown, naming 28 players as locks to make the roster and eight more as borderline locks who more than likely make it. He also expects Quinn Ewers to be the No. 2 quarterback behind Malik Willis, and says Darrell Baker Jr. and Storm Duck will start the season on PUP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8d4c251a-feb0-423c-ab57-3c49236782c0 (scored 100)
- Alain Poupart on Malik Willis: Poupart's third 53-man roster projection of 2026 for the Dolphins names which players make the roster and which are cut at each position group. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/af1013eb-d6fa-476c-b1d9-bc977dff22a5 (scored 100)
- Tom Pelissero on Malik Willis: Pelissero predicts Malik Willis will land a deal worth $20-30 million per year, most likely with Miami or Arizona, and that Mac Jones will eventually be moved by the 49ers. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/12341beb-c261-46bc-838b-7272ac422cd9 (scored 0)
- Mike Renner on Malik Willis: Renner predicts the Raiders will take Fernando Mendoza, expects the Cardinals to be Malik Willis's landing spot, doubts Ruben Bain will be the No. 2 overall pick, thinks Cassius Howell will slide because of his short arms, and believes the Titans still take an edge at No. 4. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc4e17af-717a-416c-a7d4-87d67a1df90f (scored 0)
- Todd Fritz on Malik Willis: Todd predicts Malik Willis goes to Miami as the Dolphins move on from Tua. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dffe613c-4320-4611-bc56-92ed6dfd1afd (scored 0)
- Paul Pabst on Malik Willis: Paul predicts Malik Willis ends up with the Arizona Cardinals, citing their cap room and need for stability. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/533f4c33-652f-4050-a2af-8ffe40e7c4f9 (scored 0)

## More trade and signing calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Chris Brockman on Baker Mayfield: Brockman's season-preview overreactions: Fernando Mendoza becomes an Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist; Dak Prescott wins MVP and the Cowboys win the Super Bowl; Jesse Minter's Ravens win the AFC North; C.J. Stroud leads Houston to the AFC's No. 1 seed; Jonathan Taylor approaches 2,000 rushing yards; Baker Mayfield wins the NFC South, goes 12-5 and reaches the NFC title game while landing a $60 million-per-year deal; and Aaron Rodgers throws 35-plus touchdowns as the Steelers go 11-6 and win the North. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d508736e-a824-4fa0-854c-df4ebdd9ef02 (scored 100)
- Mike Moraitis on DaRon Bland: Moraitis names five Cowboys he expects to be playing their final season opener in Dallas in 2026: George Pickens (likely tag-and-trade or departure), Malik Hooker, Luke Schoonmaker, DeMarvion Overshown and DaRon Bland. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/66b5ed7b-41bd-4f67-9b4d-16eae4675e67 (scored 100)
- Bucky Brooks on Keenan Allen: Brooks predicted J.J. McCarthy won't be on the Vikings' roster (traded or released), said Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' QB competition, made a series of 2025 award picks, made 2026 Heisman/draft projections including Arch Manning as the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick, and said none of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow win a championship this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10c3797b-f9e0-41ca-a2a3-5d765a242a79 (scored 100)
- Jon Gruden on Baker Mayfield: The former Buccaneers head coach predicted that Tampa Bay and Baker Mayfield are closer on a new contract than believed and that an extension will get done. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10bb8ff2-886c-488e-b693-fb4ea9dd5880 (scored 100)
- Joel Corry on Baker Mayfield: The unsigned CBS Sports analysis lays out the contract it believes Tampa Bay will have to give Mayfield at minimum: a two-year extension averaging $50 million per year with $110 million in guarantees and a no-trade clause. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a840ff4-f1e5-48ca-bec6-ba41e9ef2396 (scored 100)
- Seth Walder on Kayshon Boutte: Walder proposes five trades he believes should happen before Week 1 of the 2026 season: Jessie Bates III to the 49ers, Kayvon Thibodeaux to the Patriots, Keon Coleman to the Colts, Walker Little to the Cardinals, and Kayshon Boutte to the Commanders, where he says Boutte would immediately be Washington's No. 2 receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0263bd78-6c5c-41c5-8615-0467d8ef521a (scored 0)

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