Levis dealing with sprained ankle

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rookie quarterback Will Levis hopes to play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks as he recovers from a sprained left ankle similar to the injury that cost veteran Ryan Tannehill his job as the Tennessee Titans’ starter.

Levis did not practice Wednesday, and coach Mike Vrabel said Tannehill will start if the rookie can’t play.

The 33rd pick overall out of Kentucky said he’s feeling better each day and is working to be in the best shape possible to play.

“I’m playing if I’m able to, and I’m just working on trying to get to that point,” said Levis, who is 3-5 as a starter. “So that’s all I can do. I’m working with the training staff and just listening to everything I can and just treating my body right.”

If Tannehill starts, it would be his first since Oct. 15 when he suffered a high right ankle sprain in a loss to Baltimore in London. That was the same

Sunday, 1 p.m. (CBS) ankle that cost him five games in 2022, including the last three of the season as Tennessee finished on a seven-game skid to miss the playoffs.

The 35-year-old veteran is in the final year of his contract. He said he’s fully recovered and preparing to play and trying to figure out what’s going on.

“Obviously, you try to prepare as a starter every week, but a week like this week it’s a little more intense and just trying to make sure on top of everything,” Tannehill said.

Tannehill arrived in Nashville via trade in March 2019 and originally served as the backup to a young quarterback in Marcus Mariota. He took over as the starter in midOctober and held the job until his ankle injury in London.

He said he took longer than he expected to get “over the hump” with his