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Will Levis admitted to a vocabulary blunder in his postgame press conference on Sunday. The Titans signal caller misused the word “capitulate.”
He posted a comical reply to the English error after the fact, and it’s now gone viral on social media.
Happens to the best of us, @will_levis 😂 pic.twitter.com/YjoDatsTgM
— NFL (@NFL) November 27, 2023
“I think I used ‘capitulate’ instead of ‘matriculate’ in the presser today,” Levis said. “Been killing me. I apologize to all my former English teachers.”
Capitulate means to “cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.” Matriculate, however, means the opposite in football terms. The word is often used by coaches to mean “advance.”
The apology sparked a hilarious reaction from followers online.
“I don’t think I know what either one of those words mean.”
“Words can be hard to ‘articulate’ sometimes man it’s all good.”
“Meticulous in your language and in your practice… keep grinding!”
Fans didn’t seem too torn up over the mistake, though it was apparently enough to weigh on Will Levis’s mind.
Luckily, the mistake came after a Tennessee win as the quarterback outdueled No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young. Levis finished the day 18-of-28 for 185 yards to lead the Titans to a 17-10 win over the Panthers.
Interestingly enough, the Panthers appeared to have shown legitimate interest in the Kentucky passer as first round draft pick. It wouldn’t come to be, however, as Carolina selected his SEC brethren and the former Heisman trophy winner Young.
Levis would fall to the second round, though he seems to be fitting in quite nicely in Nashville.
In his five starts, Tennessee has gone 2-3 with a pair of wins over NFC South opponents. Levis has been on the losing end of matchups with the Steelers, Jaguars, and Bucs.
He’ll look to build on the recent success in next week’s meeting with the Colts. We’ll see if he can keep the on and off-field mishaps to a minimum.