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Titans' Ryan Tannehill: 'I Meant No Disrespect' to Malik Willis With 'Mentor' Comment

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill turned heads earlier this month when he told reporters, "I don't think it's my job to mentor him," when discussing rookie signal-caller Malik Willis.

The veteran clarified his previous comment Tuesday when he told reporters, "I meant no disrespect to Malik" and was "disappointed in how things got spun and twisted a little bit":

Jim Wyatt

.<a href="https://twitter.com/Titans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Titans</a> QB <a href="https://twitter.com/ryantannehill1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ryantannehill1</a> with a long, heartfelt comment about wanting to be a great teammate to <a href="https://twitter.com/malikwillis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@malikwillis</a>. <br><br>Said he meant no disrespect to Malik and is disappointed with how things got twisted over his quote on mentoring.