Will Levis has landed back on the NFL radar, but the path to a deal with the New York Jets is not wide open.
The former Tennessee Titans quarterback was brought to the Jets’ facility on Thursday for a workout, according to The Athletic, with the team considering him for a spot on the practice squad. He wasn’t the only passer in the mix, either. UFL MVP Jack Plummer also worked out for New York, and the two were competing for the same opening after the Jets settled on Cade Klubnik as their backup behind Geno Smith.
Levis, 27, was cut by Tennessee last week, closing the door on a rocky run in Nashville. He had fallen to No. 33 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft after sliding out of the first round, then eventually took over as Titans starter midway through his rookie year and held the job again in 2024. But he missed all of the 2025 season after shoulder surgery, and the Titans moved on by taking Cam Ward No. 1 overall.
His NFL reputation has taken hits in more ways than one. Levis has been mocked online for his play and his ball security, and his personal life drew attention after his split from ex-girlfriend Gia Duddy in his rookie year, following the leak of an intimate tape by hackers earlier in their relationship.
This summer, Levis had been in the hunt for a backup role in Tennessee, battling Mitch Trubisky in training camp, but he didn’t make the 53-man roster and cleared waivers without being claimed.
Plummer, meanwhile, comes into the picture with a different kind of momentum. He went undrafted out of Louisville in 2024, spent a year on the Carolina Panthers practice squad, and then turned heads with the Orlando Storm in the UFL this season, where he was named MVP and got NFL attention.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn made it clear earlier this week that Klubnik had won the backup job. The fourth-round rookie out of Clemson beat out Bailey Zappe and Brady Cook for the role, and Glenn said the team had confidence in what Klubnik has shown.
"He's our backup quarterback. He's our backup quarterback, and he'll do a good job," Glenn stated.
"There's just a confidence in how he operates and what he's done in practice, what he's done in the games. I don't think anybody ever said there weren't going to be hiccups. I mean, he's a rookie, but he's always learning, but he's a very intelligent guy.
"Listen, we're proud that we have him and he's improved over the course of training camp and he's going to continue to improve.
"That room throughout training camp was a room that we kept a close eye on just to see how those guys operated and man, Cade has done a really good job for us."
The Jets had hoped to bring Cook back to the practice squad, but Miami claimed him on waivers, which pushed Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey to keep looking.
"Yeah, we're looking to add good players, and if there's another guy out there that we feel like can help this team, me and Moug will have a conversation to see how that goes," Glenn said.
"I would think that's a practice squad guy," he clarified. He was then asked if they considered adding another veteran quarterback.
"Yeah, we had a number of conversations about a number of people. But the thing is all those conversations, I want to make sure I keep that between me and Moug, and that's our process anyways and I think I've always said that. Anybody that can come and help this team, we'll have conversations about and see how it fits," Glenn said.
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