NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ryan Tannehill's first big move as a for the Titans came as he worked his way back into practice. The veteran made clear to Will Levis that the rookie now goes first in the team's quarterback drills. I didnt want to step over him, but he came to me first to be like, Hey, this is you," Levis said Wednesday of Tuesday's practice se sion. "So its cool to hear that. But I know that isnt going to change our relationship and how we go forward.Titans coach ADVERTISEMENT Tannehill said he learned of the decision to go with the rookie as the Titans starting quarterback in a conversation with Vrabel on Monday. Its a bit of a reverse from when Tannehill was the to starter with Marcus Mariota struggling in his fifth season.I want to handle the situation with cla s right? Tannehill said. Its not a fun situation to be in, but I want to be a pro and handle it with cla s and still be a guy that people can look to, so. Yeah, not ideal situation, but I want to try and handle it well.For now, Tannehill is continuing to recover from his sprained ankle. The 35-year-old quarterback was limited in practice Wednesday, and Vrabel has said they hope the veteran is able to progre s enough to back up Levis on Sunday when the Titans (3-5) visit Tampa Bay (3-5). has a better completion rate than Levis at 62% and has completed 98 of 158 pa ses for 1,128 yards. But he has only two touchdown pa ses and six interceptions with a pa ser rating of 71.9. Levis, the , is 1-1 as a starter since taking over Andrew Whitworth Jersey after Tenne sees bye. In his NFL debut, Levis immediately doubled the number of touchdown pa ses Tannehill had in six starts, becoming just the third quarterback to throw four in his first regular-season game.Levis has thrown for 500 yards with only one interception in Derek Carrier Jersey the final seconds of a lo s last week in Pittsburgh. His pa ser rating is 96.4. The news didnt change anything," Levis said of being selected as the starter moving forward. "It was cool to hear that and to see it become official. But it doesnt change really much how Im approaching things.The bigger challenge is and likely to mi s Sunday's game after being carted off the field in Pittsburgh. He's among five starters who did not practice Wednesday, a group including two starting offensive linemen. Levis has been sacked six times in two starts, and he said he's easily his hardest critic. Im definitely going to watch the tape, and regardle s of how I play, come away thinking that I got to be a lot better than I am," Levis said. "So I feel like you got to have that mindset to keep improving in this league.Some fans want to focus on Tannehill's three interceptions in a in January 2022 with the Titans the AFC's No. 1 seed. He is 40-26 as a starter for Tenne see with two AFC South titles and three playoff berths. Tannehill said he felt as if he did a lot of good to help turn things around for the franchise by winning a lot of games. It wasnt perfect, never is perfect, Tannehill said. "But hopefully people can look back and see the good things that I did and how I helped this city, helped this organization and helped to turn things around.NOTES: LB Azeez Al-Shaair (ankle), RG Daniel Brunskill (right ankle), CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (thumb) and OT Nicholas Petit-Frere (shoulder) did not practice Wednesday. Petit-Frere is recovering from shoulder surgery after replacing Andre Dillard as the starting left tackle. Vrabel said Murphy-Bunting is doubtful to play against the Bucs. RT Chris Hubbard was limited as he works his way through the concu sion protocol. ___AP NFL: