Titans Rule Out QB Ryan Tannehill From Week 9, Starting Will Levis

Titans HC Mike Vrabel announced they’ve ruled out QB Ryan Tannehill from Week 9 and will start rookie QB Will Levis. 

Tannehill suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 6, which is the same ankle he had surgery on last off-season.

Tannehill, 35, is a former first-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2012. After six seasons, Miami traded Tannehill to the Titans in 2019 for draft compensation. 

As a part of the trade, Tannehill reworked his contract to a one-year, $1.875 million deal with the potential for more incentives. He then signed a four-year, $118 million deal in 2020. 

Tannehill was set to make a base salary of $24.5 million in 2021 when he restructured his deal. He’s due $27 million in the final year of his deal in 2023. 

In 2023, Tannehill has appeared in six games for the Titans and completed 98 of 158 passes (62%) for 1,128 yards, two touchdowns and six interceptions. He’s also added 40 rushing yards on 12 carries and an additional touchdown.

Levis, 23, originally began his college career at Penn State before transferring to Kentucky for the 2021 season. He started two seasons for the Wildcats. The Titans selected him in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. 

Levis signed a four-year $9,542,166 rookie contract that includes a $3,939,757 signing bonus and will carry a cap figure of $1,734,939 for 2023. 

During his college career at Penn State and Kentucky, Levis completed 64.9 percent of his passes for 5,876 yards passing, 46 touchdowns, and 25 interceptions over four seasons and 38 games. He also rushed for 742 yards and 17 touchdowns.