Ryan Tannehill feels his comments about not being his job to mentor a third-round draft pick have been blown out of proportion.
Tannehill said that he meant no disrespect to Malik. I am disappointed in how things got twisted. I pride myself on being a great teammate my whole career since I was a kid playing youth sports.
Tannehill said he understood the dynamics of a competitive quarterback room, but it wasn't his job to mentor the rookies. Tannehill's job is to make sure the team is prepared to win games, according to Mike Vrabel.
As soon as his comments made headlines, Tannehill reached out to Willis. Tannehill made it clear that he and Willis will compete, but he also made it clear that he is willing to be a great teammate. He said that as a leader on the team, he has to help the rookies out.
As soon as it blew up, I reached out to him and said I was going to support him. They are making this out to be something else. He said it was not what it was made out to be. He was great with it. It has been great to have him in the room.
Tannehill said he takes the word mentor seriously, which may be why his earlier comments were misinterpreted.
There are a few people that I count as mentors. There are hundreds of people that helped me out throughout my career, but there are only a few that I would consider mentors.
The idea of selecting a quarterback of the future was being entertained by Tennessee. The top seed in the playoffs, the TennesseeTitans, lost to the CincinnatiBengals in the divisional round. Tannehill had three picks in the loss.
The team took the field for the first time on Monday. The relationship between Tannehill and Willis appears to be headed in the right direction so far.
It has been great, and he is a great guy that works hard and wants everyone to get their work. He is definitely someone that you can look up to.
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