After throwing the opening touchdown in Tuesday’s 7-on-7 red zone drills, Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis punted the ball into a nearby lake.

The punt was a result of high energy and competitive trash talk from players on both sides of the ball coming to a peak. The organized team activities (OTA) drills can give younger players an opportunity to establish themselves with teammates and coaches, while also trying to improve their skills and hopefully cement a spot on the final 53-man roster.

Oftentimes those same young players try to prove why they belong by aiming for perfection on every snap. But with new Titans coach Brian Callahan, the team isn’t looking for perfection right away — they want to see consistent progress toward perfection.

“Every day it’s been progress,” safeties coach Steve Jackson said. “None of (the players) are perfect, but they’ve been progressing every single day.”

After his punting celebration, Levis threw a few more complete passes and touchdowns, but the defense got a laugh when rookie cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. intercepted the second-year quarterback.

But though Brownlee got a good rep in, he quickly got a taste of both worlds.

Only a few plays after his pick six, he was hit with a double move by receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and got scored on — resulting in him having to do pushups for his mistake.

Brownlee said the touchdown happened with his “eyes being in the wrong place,” but cited that — and the pushups — as a learning experience, which is ultimately what his coaches want.

“Guys put a lot of pressure on themselves trying to be perfect with everything that they do but it’s not a perfect game,” Jackson said. “You want to grow every single time you get out there, whether you make a mistake or whether you make a play.”

Lawrence Goss is The Tennessean's sports intern with the Sports Journalism Institute. Contact Lawrence at lgoss@gannett.com. Follow Lawrence on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @iamlgoss.

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