Dolphins put QB Willis on IR with groin injury

The Miami Dolphins are placing quarterback Malik Willis on injured reserve with a groin injury.

Willis will miss at least the next four weeks, making him eligible to play next in Week 14.

Willis has received treatment on his groin each of the past two weeks, although it hasn't limited his practice availability. It has however shown up on Sundays as Willis has had single digit rushing yards in consecutive games.

Willis has thrown for 1,396 yards, six touchdowns and six interceptions in his first year as a starting quarterback. He has also run for three touchdowns.

The rebuilding Dolphins signed Willis to a three-year, $67.5 million deal this offseason after spending the past two seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

Kyle McCord, whom the Dolphins acquired last summer from the Packers, becomes Miami's new starting quarterback.

Willis is the second Dolphins starter to be placed on IR by the team Tuesday.

Defensive tackle Zach Sieler will miss the remainder of the season because of a ruptured biceps.

Information from ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques was used in this report.