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Maybe one day there will be a country music song about Will Levis’ tortured wait to be chosen at the 2023 NFL Draft.
After he surprisingly fell out of the first round, Levis didn’t have to wait long Friday night to hear his name called.
He was the second pick of the second round by the Titans, who traded up with the Cardinals to get him.
The rocket-armed quarterback, who was projected to go as high as No. 4 to the Colts, landed in a promising place.
Ryan Tannehill is on his contract walk-year and Levis can compete with 2021 third-round pick Malik Willis to be Tennessee’s quarterback the future.
The Titans traded picks No. 41, No. 72 and a 2024 third-rounder to move up to No. 33 for Levis and add No. 81 from the Cardinals.
Levis and his girlfriend, Gia Duddy, were the unfortunate stars of the first round because television cameras kept panning to their surprised and disappointed faces.
To nobody’s surprise, Levis did not return to the green room in Kansas City, Mo., for his in-person moment with commissioner Roger Goodell.
He was at home in Connecticut when the phone rang Friday.
“I knew I was going to cry,” Levis told local reporters of his reaction when the Titans finally called.
