Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis underwent tests on his injured ankle and coach Mike Vrabel plans to take time to decide whether he’s able to play this week after the team was eliminated from playoff contention.
“I don’t think that necessarily weighs into the factors in the decision right now,” Vrabel said of whether Levis would sit with the playoffs out the window for this season. “I want to make sure that one, that he can protect himself and he can do the job up to the expectations that we have. Really that’s the most important thing that any player can protect himself out there. … We’ll see how things go.”
The 2023 second-round pick was injured with 1:49 left in overtime in Sunday’s 19-16 loss to Houston. His body bent backward on a twisting tackle by safety Desmond King on the Texans’ seventh sack of the game.
Vrabel said Levis reported Monday with significant soreness and has an injury similar to the ankle issue quarterback Ryan Tannehill had earlier this season.
Levis appeared to be in serious pain as medical staff rushed to evaluate him. He was helped off the field and taken to the medical tent, but later was seen jogging on the sideline.
“It could’ve been a lot worse,” Levis said after the loss, which dropped the Titans to 5-9. “It was definitely scarier in the moment than it was, but we will see what the trainers say. But (I) feel all right.”
Levis, 24, made his eighth start of the season and completed 17 of 26 passes for 199 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. He rushed for 25 yards and a score.
Levis has completed 59.0 percent of his passes for 1,792 yards with eight TDs and four picks this season. He has been sacked 27 times.
If Levis is ruled out, Tannehill or Malik Willis would be the starter when Tennessee hosts the Seattle Seahawks on Christmas Eve.
–Field Level Media
