It took only one conversation with coach Brian Callahan for Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis to see the vision.

"We’re going to have a lot of fun together," Levis told The Tennessean on Tuesday. "We’re going to play some good offensive ball. I can be the guy to bring this team and bring that offense to the levels we know we can take it to. He had me smiling just talking about football and the plans that he had for me as a player."

Levis' partnership with Callahan — the former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator the Titans hired last month to replace Mike Vrabel — figures to be the central factor deciding the trajectory of the franchise's future. Heading into his second NFL season, Levis is entrenched as the Titans' starter. Callahan is the offensive guru tasked with harnessing the talents Levis showed in nine starts as a rookie into more consistency, more big plays and more team success.

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Levis said that for him, what stood out in Cincinnati's offense is how the play designs and route concepts free up playmakers like receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins despite the defensive attention they normally receive.

Though Levis says Callahan hasn't explicitly made the comparison between him and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Burrow is one of the passers Levis studied before the NFL draft. He says he sees similarities between the ways they navigate the pocket and throw from different platforms and angles. He admires the way Burrow uses pace, and layers throws with different trajectories, two areas Levis has been working to get better.

"Hopefully, Coach can hone that even more and bring out that area of my game and bring it to that next level, too," Levis said. "(Burrow) is a heckuva quarterback. If I can take anything that Cally was able to give him, I’d be all for it."

As Levis grows into his second year, he says he wants to get better at "bringing ideas to the table." That sort of collaboration between quarterback and staff was central to Cincinnati's rise as an AFC power. For Levis, who will be with his fifth play caller in five years dating to college, developing that sort of rapport and comfort with coaches can only breed confidence.

"Talking to Cally, one of the first conversations we had was we hope to be the tandem for a long time here in Tennessee," Levis said. "So that was cool for him to say. Hopefully we do keep that continuity and I can figure out what that feels like."

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Table tennis Titan

Levis is heading to Las Vegas this Super Bowl week to participate in the second annual "Battle of the Paddles," a table tennis tournament sponsored by Procter & Gamble featuring fellow NFL stars such as New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Levis will be competing on behalf of Old Spice, one of the "Official Locker Room Products" of the NFL.

Always confident, Levis says he thinks he can win the eight-man competition. He grew up playing pingpong against his uncles and cousins and honed those skills in locker rooms in high school and college. At Kentucky, in fact, Levis says he was one of the two best table tennis players on the team, along with fullback Dillon Wheatley.

He's a backhand player by nature, a trait he thinks he learned from his dad. He gets a little too aggressive with his forehand, so he plays more of a finesse game to keep the ball on the table.

"I’m more of a defensive player," Levis said. "I make my opponent make the mistake. But I’ve got a heckuva serve I think, and I think I’ve got a shot."

Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.

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