Titans' Will Levis had to change phone number for worrisome reason

Will Levis of the Tennessee Titans became one of the more scrutinized quarterbacks of the ongoing season after he committed a pair of awful mista kes across the campaign's first two games that Tennessee lost.

Levis spoke with reporters on Wednesday and revealed that some outsiders went way too far with their reactions to his miscues.

"The thing I’m actually doing today is getting a new phone number," Levis said, as shared by the Main Street Nashville website. "I don’t know how my number got out there with the fans, but I got a lot of texts. That’ll be nice to shut that part and put it behind me."

In the Week 1 game at the Chicago Bears back on Sept. 8, Levis' refusal to eat a sack on a fourth-quarter play gifted the hosts with an interception returned for a touchdown that directly resulted in a 24-17 Chicago victory. During this past Sunday's 24-17 defeat against the New York Jets, the 25-year-old earned an earful from head coach Brian Callahan when an ill-advised lateral went wrong.

"I haven’t opened social (media) in the last couple of weeks," Levis continued. "I just think that’s the healthiest way to go about it. I don’t want to or care to hear any of the things people say about me, and I’m just going to keep chugging along regardless of what they say. It sucks that the world is the way that it is, and I’m looking forward to having some privacy."

According to ESPN stats, Levis enters Week 3 of the season ranked 28th in the NFL among qualified players with a 35.7 adjusted QBR, 26th with a 67.3 passer rating and tied for 26th with an average of 5.3 yards gained per pass attempt. Across his first two starts, the 2023 second-round draft pick tossed two touchdown passes and three interceptions.

Levis is hardly the first professional athlete to receive unwanted messages from fans. This past January, New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito and current Phi ladelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley opened up about individuals using social media to make it known they were upset about failed wagers on games and/or on player performances.

Per Crain's Detroit Business (h/t ESPN), Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell recently decided to sell his home because "people figured out where we lived when we lost."

Using a personal account on a social media platform such as X, formerly known as Twitter, to complain during a sporting event is acceptable (within reason). It should go without saying that no player or coach deserves to receive anonymous texts of any nature regardless of how he performs on the field.