NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan is doing his best to nip any talk of a quarterback controversy, saying he can't wait to see Will Levis continue to grow in his second NFL season. Callahan got his first victory Monday night 31-12 in Miami with backup Mason Rudolph replacing Levis after the second-year quarterback hurt his right, throwing shoulder.
Levis was hurt stretching the ball out trying to scramble for a first down and had pain in his shoulder trying to throw on the sideline. “It's hard to play starting quarterback because it's hard to play quarterback in the NFL as everybody knows,” Callahan said Tuesday. “There does take some development.
Guys make young player mistakes. You see it all across the league right now, and we're going to find out everything about Will that we can." With the Titans (1-3) now going into a bye week, Callahan said he made the easy choice to protect Levis in a victory that was the franchise's first since the 2023 regular-season finale.
Callahan hopes Levis' shoulder allows him to play Tennessee's game after the bye. That's the only way for the 33rd pick overall in 2023 to keep growing. Callahan did make clear Levis has to keep showing improvement.
“He needs to play better for us,” Callahan said. "And at the end of the day, I believe that he will.” The defense remains the NFL's stingiest in total yards per game allowed and against the pass.
The Titans have allowed an average of 243.8 yards per game over .
