Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis warms up on the sideline before an NFL preseason game against the Chicago Bears on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. (AP photo)
Quarterback Will Levis was waived by the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, while Odell Beckham Jr. made the New York Giants.
More than 1,100 players were cut as NFL teams trimmed their rosters.
A second-round pick in 2023 who started 21 games for the Titans, Levis was stuck behind Cam Ward and Mitch Trubisky. He was 5-16 for Tennessee in two seasons and didn’t play in 2025 following shoulder surgery.
“I think he’s been awesome,” Titans coach Robert Saleh said of Levis following Saturday’s game. “I thought he did a really nice job today. I thought he had a really good two-minute drive at the end of the half. Very good awareness with the time.”
Levis said he believes he can be a starting quarterback in the NFL.
“I feel like you’ve got to have that confidence in yourself regardless of your position,” Levis said after going 14 for 22 for 143 yards against the Bears in a 24-15 loss to close out the preseason. “I saw a quote, I forget who it was, but it’s, ‘Everyone in the league here is a starter.’ You’ve got to have that mentality. You could be in at the press of a button and just be ready to play. That’s one thing that I feel like I gained a lot in my time away, is gaining back some of the confidence that I lost throughout the last year that I played and I’m going to maintain that mindset the rest of my career.”
Teams had to be down to 53 players from 90 before 6 p.m. EDT.
Beckham, a three-time Pro Bowl receiver, is back with the Giants after missing the 2025 season. He started his career in New York and last played for the Giants in 2018.
The Vikings kept J.J. McCarthy, a first-round pick in 2024. Anthony Richardson, a first-round pick in 2023, remains with the Colts. Both quarterbacks were on the bubble.
The Browns kept four QBs after placing Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve with a back injury. Shedeur Sanders will back up Deshaun Watson and rookie Taylen Green is No. 3 on the depth chart. Gabriel, who started six games as a rookie last season, can return in Week 5.
Atlanta also went with four QBs, keeping Tua Tagovailoa, Michael Penix Jr., Cooper Rush and Jack Strand.
Tampa Bay cut quarterbacks Jake Browning and Connor Bazelak, leaving undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels to back up Baker Mayfield.
Trades
Several teams made trades ahead of the cutdown deadline.
Offensive tackle Broderick Jones, a 2023 first-round pick, changed teams. So did quarterback Quinn Ewers and defensive lineman CJ Okoye. Packers backup quarterback Kyle McCord, along with tight ends Hunter Long and Mark Redman, offensive lineman Luke Meredith, cornerback Avery Smith, tackles Walter Rouse and Nate Thomas, defensive back Clark Phillips III, defensive linemen TeRah Edwards and Gervon Dexter, and centers Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and Jarrett Patterson were also traded.
A day after trading Ewers to Jacksonville, the Dolphins landed a new backup quarterback by acquiring McCord from Green Bay for a 2028 sixth-round pick.
The Bears acquired a 2027 fifth-round pick and Phillips from Atlanta for Dexter. Meanwhile, they cut defensive lienman Marcus Davenport, who has 25 sacks in 77 career games.
The Packers continued to boost their tight end depth by acquiring Redman from the Rams for a 2028 seventh-round pick. The move comes three days after Green Bay signed veteran tight end Jonnu Smith.
The Vikings sent Rouse and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Patriots in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2027.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis warms up on the sideline before an NFL preseason game against the Chicago Bears on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. (AP photo)
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis warms up on the sideline before an NFL preseason game against the Chicago Bears on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. (AP photo)