Titans Waive QB Will Levis, Ending His Run in Tennessee
Tom Pelissero reported the news for The Ringer and Netflix Sports.
The Will Levis era in has officially ended, not with a dramatic comeback, but with a quiet Sunday waiver wire notice.
Tom Pelissero reported for The Ringer and Netflix Sports that the are waiving the 27-year-old quarterback. The move comes less than 24 hours after Levis started 's 24-15 preseason finale loss to the , a game that apparently served as a highly televised exit interview.
Getting cut this close to the regular season is brutal, but the writing has been on the wall since the Titans drafted first overall in 2025. You do not spend the top pick in the draft on a quarterback if you still believe in the guy you took 33rd overall two years prior.
Levis actually flashed some promise as a rookie in 2023, throwing four touchdowns in his debut. But his 2024 campaign was a mess of turnovers—13 touchdowns to 12 interceptions—and a lingering right shoulder injury that eventually required surgery, wiping out his entire 2025 season.
While Levis was rehabbing, the franchise moved on. Head coach Robert Saleh let him compete for the backup job this summer against journeymen like Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle, but Saturday's preseason tape was clearly enough to finalize the depth chart.
For anyone holding futures tickets, this is just housekeeping. Ward is the undisputed starter, and the front office is officially clearing out the remnants of the previous regime's draft board.
Levis now hits the waiver wire, where some quarterback-desperate team will inevitably talk themselves into his arm talent. As for , they get to start the era with absolutely zero lingering quarterback controversy.