Tennesse Titans quarterback Will Levis left the field of Hard Rock Stadium on Monday during the first quarter of the game against the Dolphins due to a shoulder injury. His coach, Brian Callahan, was worried until backup, Mason Rudolph, played an excellent role to get the team’s first win in the 2024 NFL season.
The extent of Levis’ injury has yet to be confirmed, as Callahan suggested after the game against the Dolphins. But the Titans head coach, apart from telling the press what happened to his QB, also sent a clear message about Levis’ future.
Rudolph’s solid performance on Monday Night Football, in which he recorded 85 passing yards, opened the debate about who should start for the next games of the 2024 NFL season. It was supposed to be difficult for the Titans HC to choose between the players, but now it seems clear what he’s going to do when Levis recovers.
“He’s our quarterback. It was not a decision based on anything other than his health and protecting him… he’s our starter and when he’s healthy, we are ready to roll with him,” Callahan said about Levis, via The Tennessean.
Will Levis (8) warms up before the game between the Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins on Monday, September 30, 2024.
Callahan awaits Levis’ recovery time
Shanahan also shed more light into Levis’ recovery time, revealing the Titans expect their starting quarterback to return this season: “I don’t think it is a season-ending injury, and we are waiting to the MRI and all that gets done.”
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Keeping in mind that the bye was close, the Titans made a precautionary stuff in the game for Levis because he tried to go back into the field. But they decided to leave him out, in order to see what certainly happened to No. 8.
Callahan knows that with him, they can make it through the next round, even though he can trust on Rudolph’s performance to get victories in the next weeks that Levis will not be playing.
What’s next for the Tennesse Titans?
- Week 5 – Bye
- vs. Colts, Week 6
- vs. Bills, Week 7
- vs. Lions, Week 8
- vs. Patriots, Week 9
