After showing flashes of being "the guy" for the Tennessee Titans in 2023, second-year signal-caller Will Levis has regressed mightily in 2024, and so much so that Tennessee could be in the market for a quarterback in 2025.
Granted, Levis has looked at least a little better of late, but the overall body of work for the Kentucky product has been bad. Levis still has seven games left to rebound, but that's not something we'd bet on him doing.
With the Titans possibly heading back to the drawing board at quarterback in 2025, Sports Illustrated's Tom Dierberger and Karl Rasmussen suggested the Titans as a potential landing spot for New York Jets veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Is Will Levis really the future under center for the Titans?
That remains to be seen. Levis has had his fair share of struggles, some more comedic than others, but he hasn't done much to inspire confidence in his ability to help the Titans reach the playoffs for the first time since 2021. Levis has a 4–12 record in his first 16 starts in the NFL. While injuries have derailed him this season, he's back in the fold now and will look to impress during the stretch run of the campaign.
Rodgers is still under contract with the Jets in 2025 after initially signing a three-year, $112.5 million deal, but based on the dumpster fire in New York getting hotter and hotter, there is momentum building for Rodgers to leave next year.
Per The Athletic's Dianna Russini and Zack Rosenblatt, there is a growing sense that Rodgers won't be back in 2025, and there is also a belief that owner Woody Johnson doesn't want him back.
The Jets are 1-4 since the Adams trade, 3-8 for the season and are headed into an offseason in which they will be undertaking a full organizational reset: general manager, head coach and, probably, quarterback. Rodgers is fond of both Douglas and Ulbrich and had been hoping for some continuity in 2025. As such, it’s increasingly unlikely the quarterback returns next season, and it’s believed that Johnson won’t want him back anyway.
Set to turn 41 next month, Rodgers has struggled mightily with the Jets in 2024 and doesn't look like the elite quarterback he used to be. That said, he would still be an upgrade over Levis.
However, for the Titans to even consider bringing Rodgers in, they would have to be confident they are just a quarterback away and that Rodgers can put them over the top.
And, Rodgers would have to believe that the Titans are right there in terms of being a contender. Nothing we've seen from Rodgers or the Titans in 2024 has indicated any of those things are the case.
What the Titans need to do is find their long-term solution under center and not a shaky bridge quarterback. If Levis doesn't rebound, Tennessee needs to get their guy in the 2025 NFL Draft, where they will have a high pick.
