NASHVILLE – It isn’t taking Corey Levin long to embrace at least some of what’s important to the Music City these days.
“I want to make sure I’m back at the hotel in time to watch the Predators,” the former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football star said about the city’s NHL team after his first day of rookie camp as an offensive lineman for the Tennessee Titans. “I was a big Thrashers fan growing up in Atlanta before they moved. Now I’m excited about the Preds.”
It also hasn’t taken the sixth-round draft choice long to understand how important it is to guard your high-tech playbook.
“You need to make really sure you know the rules around here,” the 6-foot-4, 307-pound Levin said as he stood inside the Titans’ posh locker room at their training complex late Friday afternoon. “The loss of an iPad is a $12,000 fine. Right now it’s in my book bag, and that bag is on my back unless I’m practicing.”
Levin will practice again today with the team’s other drafted rookies, rookie free agents and otherwise invited campers, which adds up to 53 players total. He’ll begin to work out with the veterans on Monday and begin teamwide workouts the following week.