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Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery
Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery

CNN

timea day ago

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Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery

Tennessee quarterback Will Levis will have season-ending shoulder surgery, keeping him from competing for playing time in his third season with the Titans. The Titans announced Monday that Levis made his decision after consulting with doctors and his representatives. The Titans report Tuesday for training camp. 'We support his decision to focus on his long-term health,' the Titans said in a statement. 'He approached the offseason with professionalism and showed clear growth as a leader. We remain confident in his full recovery.' Will Levis to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. Story: Tennessee, which wrapped up its minicamp June 12, doesn't open the preseason until August 9 at Tampa Bay with the regular-season opener September 7 at Denver. Levis' surgery is scheduled for July 29. The Titans used the No. 1 overall pick on quarterback Cam Ward in April after Levis struggled mightily starting 12 games in 2024. He threw for 2,091 yards, but he had 13 TD passes with 12 interceptions. He was sacked 41 times as Tennessee went 3-14 to land the top draft pick. Tennessee also added veteran quarterbacks Brandon Allen and Tim Boyle this offseason. Levis was the 33rd overall pick in 2023 when Tennessee's previous general manager Ran Carthon traded up to select the quarterback out of Kentucky. Carthon lasted just two seasons before being fired in January. The quarterback started 12 games in 2024 after spraining the AC joint in his right, throwing shoulder September 30 against Miami while diving for a first down. Tennessee had a bye, then Levis played against Indianapolis in a home loss by three points after a late-game interception. Levis admitted after the game his shoulder played a part in that late pick. He was sidelined the next three games before returning. After the Titans took Ward in the draft, coach Brian Callahan rotated quarterbacks during the offseason program with no starter announced, which he said he planned to continue into training camp. Still, Ward is expected to be the starter when the Titans open the regular season. That seemed to leave the competition for the No. 2 position wide open for Levis, who took part throughout the team's offseason program. He told reporters in June he felt more comfortable in his second season in Callahan's offense and was looking forward to training camp. 'I feel like I'm starting to get to that point as a quarterback, and it's just cool to feel that and see it and show everyone else here,' Levis said during minicamp. The Titans announced late Monday afternoon the last of their nine draft picks signed his rookie contract. Linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo was the 52nd selection overall in the second round. He started 27 of 46 games, switching to edge rusher last year season when he had 4.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss at UCLA.

Orioles use power to subdue Rays
Orioles use power to subdue Rays

Reuters

time3 days ago

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Orioles use power to subdue Rays

July 20 - Fueled by three home runs, the visiting Baltimore Orioles salvaged the final game of a three-game series by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday. Jackson Holliday, Ryan O'Hearn and Alex Jackson went deep for the Orioles, who ended a four-game skid. Gunnar Henderson added a two-run double. Trevor Rogers (3-1) went six innings and allowed just five hits and two runs. The Baltimore lefty walked two and struck out three. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with a run for the Rays. Danny Jansen homered and scored twice, and Junior Caminero had two hits and one RBI. Holiday gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead after he deposited Rays starter Ryan Pepiot's second pitch of the game over the fence in right-center. The second baseman also played a pivotal role in a three-run third inning, which began with Jackson homering against his former team. He worked a walk after facing an 0-2 count and scored on Henderson's two-bagger that made the lead 4-0. Pepiot (6-8) went six innings. He gave up six hits and a walk while striking out eight. However, half of the hits off the righty were longballs, which led to him giving up five earned runs, one off his season worst. The Rays scratched a run across in the ninth off Baltimore's Felix Bautista, but had a chance for more as the Orioles closer was erratic in making his first appearance since July 10. Taylor Walls singled to score Jansen. Bautista walked three and eventually loaded the bases to give Caminero a chance to walk it off for the Rays. However, the righty recovered after going down 3-0 to get the All-Star slugger on strikes and lock down his 19th save of the season. Tampa Bay center fielder Chandler Simpson entered Sunday with the longest active hitting streak at 18 games, but he saw it snapped after going 0-for-5. That included a first-pitch pop-out in the ninth inning off Bautista as the potential tying run. Sunday's game featured a rain delay of two hours, 36 minutes after the sixth inning. --Field Level Media

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