Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan said quarterback Will Levis “should be ready to roll” and practice on Wednesday despite his shoulder injury as the Titans begin preparations for their game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
“Will probably won’t practice today,” Callahan said Monday. “We’ll give him one more day before he gets back into a weekly routine on Wednesday. Then he should be ready to roll. We’ll stay tuned on any updates or changes, but expect him to be in the practice routine this week.”
The Titans (1-3) host the Colts (2-3) at Nissan Stadium on Sunday (noon, CBS) coming off an open week. Levis injured his shoulder in the Titans’ last game before the open week, a win against the Miami Dolphins in which backup quarterback Mason Rudolph led the offense for three quarters. The Titans had their best scoring performance since Week 17 of the 2021 season with Rudolph at the helm, though Rudolph didn’t play much of a part in that as the Titans leaned heavily on the run game and a strong performance from kicker Nick Folk to put up those points.
Callahan has been adamant in the days since the injury that Levis is the Titans’ starting quarterback when healthy.
Levis didn’t throw much during the bye week, per Callahan. But he was able to throw at some points, as well as while he was on the sideline injured during the Week 4 win. It’s Callahan’s opinion that if Levis is “good to practice” this week, then he’ll play in Sunday’s game without discussion of turning back to Rudolph.
“He did a lot of treatment,” Callahan continued. “He was here for most of the week and weekend. He got out for a day or two like everybody else did. But he’s improving. We’ll see where he’s at when we practice Wednesday, but he’s definitely better than he was after the game.”
Levis has thrown four touchdowns and a league-leading six interceptions this season. He’s completing 68.4% of his passes, a 10% increase over his rookie season, but he’s doing so while completing significantly fewer yards per attempt and per game with a much higher turnover rate.
“It’s not going to be pain free,” Callahan said of Levis’ recovery. “That’s just the nature of a throwing-shoulder injury. You do your best to manage it. As long as he feels he can do his job, he’s going to go do it.”
