Chicago Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson laid into the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and President Donald Trump's economic policies during his weekly press availability, drawing parallels between the Third Reich in Germany and Trump's second term in the White House.Johnson said the Windy City is the most "pro-worker" city in the U.S., but faces "hostility" from Washington."The fact that the President of the United States of America is cutting off food supply and medicine to working people and families across this country that is an act of war," Johnson fumed."And we're going to need leaders who are prepared and willing to stand up for working people, because this battle has reached our front doors all across America where people are struggling and suffering. And in order to alleviate that pain and discomfort, it's going to require bold leadership. We can't tippy toe."PROPOSED CHICAGO POLICE RESOURCE CUTS COULD LAND CITY IN COURT, TOP OFFICIALS WARNAddressing a reporter who asked how to work with the Trump administration for the benefit of the city from such an adversarial position, Johnson cited Illinois Gov. JB Pritzkers State of the State address in February, which referenced how it "took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a Constitutional Republic.""Governor Pritzker offered up a warning," Johnson said. "You have a president that is cutting off medicine and food, a president that is working to erase culture. I mean, you can't make this up. He's doing it in plain sight."Pritzker had compared the rise of former German Chancellor Adolf Hitler to Trumps popularity, in that the eventual national-socialist dictator was seen as the answer to "inflation and [the public] looking for someone to blame."CHICAGO DEMOCRAT GOES OFF ON CITY'S HANDLING OF MIGRANT CRISISIn his remarks, Johnson noted how people have wondered how Germany could have descended into Nazism and anti-Semitism so quickly and dreadfully, saying that Trump is "carry[ing] out the playbook that was done against an entire people-group.""Hes doing it right here in this country, against working people, erasing Black folks from museums and the history and the culture. So, when you ask how we balance that, you have to fight it and resist it with everything that's in you," he said."The President of the United States of America is capturing the hopes and aspirations of working people and holding us hostage as he works to implement and annihilate democracy," Johnson said, returning to comment on lawsuits the city has joined to halt DOGE-type efforts.Chicago is party to a lawsuit filed by several municipalities, including Baltimore; Santa Clara, California; and the county that encompasses Houston, which seeks to stop DOGEs slashing of the federal bureaucracy."Congress created these federal agencies. It funded them. But the president is trying to fire all these people and gut these agencies that Congress created," Chicago Deputy Corporation Counsel Steve Kane told the citys ABC affiliate, calling the situation unconstitutional.DOGE-driven cuts affecting the Windy City have included the Energy Departments 2025 Small Business Expo, originally pinned for June.The cut came as part of billions in spending reductions for cabinet agencies, and other closures of clean-energy-centric operations have affected the city, according to reports.Earlier in May, Chicago hired Ernst & Young, an international consulting firm, to find ways to bridge its own budget gaps, according to Bloomberg. The Trump administration has threatened to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, a definition within which Chicago falls.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWhile city-specific data was not immediately available for DOGE-related cuts, the Trump administration saw the Department of Health & Human Services cut its regional office in Illinois, which served 28,000 low-income families.Efforts to consolidate federal real estate and office space affected Americas third-largest city as well. The Federal Transit Administration, Securities and Exchange Commission, Labor Relations Authority and Civil Corps of Engineers all saw their offices there shut down. A federally-owned art collection in Chicago also sees some of its staffing on the chopping block, according to Axios.Fox News' Remy Numa and Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.

Major League Baseball removed Pete Rose from its permanently ineligible list earlier this month.MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said that the decision to reinstate Rose was "difficult.""It's a difficult decision because people are passionate about issues like this," Manfred said in a recent appearance on "CBS Mornings."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"When you come up (on) the side of the business that I came up, living up to your agreements is a really important thing and this was overdue in my opinion."Manfred said there were three different factors that drove the decision to reinstate MLB's hit king."Number one: Our permanently ineligible list is effectively a ban on working in the game. This is a matter of logic. There's no reason to have a person who has passed away still on that list. Number two: Pete Rose is a part of the history of our game. Every other player, including 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson, has been considered by the Hall of Fame and they've made a decision. I saw no reason to leave Pete Rose out there as one of one, no consideration," Manfred said.YOUTH BASEBALL GETS MLB TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE AS PERFECT GAME PARTNERS WITH PITCHCOM"And then, last, I think what people don't realize is Pete Rose wasn't disciplined by commissioner (Bart) Giamatti. He entered a settlement agreement with the league. At the time they entered into that settlement, he went on the permanently ineligible list knowing that the rules allowed the Hall of Fame to consider him. Commissioner Giamatti went out, had a press conference the day of the settlement and he was asked about the Hall of Fame and he said this settlement should have nothing to do with the Hall of Fame," Manfred said."The Hall of Fame should consider Pete Rose under its existing rules. So I see the decision as baseball living up to the deal that they originally made with Pete Rose."Rose died at age 83 in September 2024, but the debate about whether he should be in the Hall of Fame has raged on.TheCincinnati Redsstar became a polarizing figure when news of his gambling on games rocked the sports world. Rose received a lifetime ban from MLB in 1989, but after his removal from the permanently ineligible list, will be eligible to be voted on for the first time.Rose is MLBs hit king with 4,256 career hits. He was the National League MVP in 1974 and was a 17-time All-Star, a three-time World Series champion and a three-time batting champion.Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Oceans around the globe have become darker over the last two decades, leaving researchers fearful for their marine inhabitants, according to a new study.Professor Thomas Davies of the University of Plymouth said in a study published in the Global Change Biology journal there is growing concern for the marine ecosystem.Satellite data from NASA's Ocean Color Web data portal showed 21% of the planets oceans had darkened between 2003 and 2022.According to Davies, the majority of marine life lives in the photic zones of the ocean, which is where sufficient light penetrates to stimulate photobiological processes.RARE COLOSSAL BABY SEA CREATURE CAUGHT ON CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIMEThe photic zone, which is 200 meters deep, is where global nutrients and carbon budgets sustain the planetary fish markets.This is the area where light reaches marine life that lives closer to the surface of the ocean.These ocean inhabitants rely on both the moonlight and sunlight for hunting, mating, reproduction and other important milestones.SPOOKY DEEP-SEA FISH RARELY SEEN BY HUMANS CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN SHALLOW WATER: NIGHTMARE FUELThe upper level of the ocean is where microscopic organisms and different types of plankton live.With the oceans beginning to darken, it will cause creatures that rely on light to begin moving closer to the surface, potentially creating a cramped living space.Using satellite data and an algorithm-derived measure of the attenuation of light in seawater, Davis was able to measure how deep each photic zone was around the world.Among the darker oceans, 9% of their photic zones were 50 meters more shallow, and 3% of the oceans' photic zones were 100 meters more shallow.The reasoning behind the darkening of oceans far offshore is less clear.Global warming and changes in ocean currents are thought to be involved in this phenomenon, according to the study.Despite an overall darkening, about 10% of oceans, or 37 million square kilometers, have become lighter over the past 20 years, the study found.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIt also found that most coastal areas have seen an increase in light. However, the study found that this does not translate into a net reduction in photic zone depth near shorelines.Davies predictsthe implications of ocean darkening could be severe for marine food webs, global fisheries and carbon and nutrient budgets.

Oceans around the globe have become darker over the last two decades, leaving researchers fearful for their marine inhabitants, according to a new study.Professor Thomas Davies of the University of Plymouth said in a study published in the Global Change Biology journal there is growing concern for the marine ecosystem.Satellite data from NASA's Ocean Color Web data portal showed 21% of the planets oceans had darkened between 2003 and 2022.According to Davies, the majority of marine life lives in the photic zones of the ocean, which is where sufficient light penetrates to stimulate photobiological processes.RARE COLOSSAL BABY SEA CREATURE CAUGHT ON CAMERA FOR THE FIRST TIMEThe photic zone, which is 200 meters deep, is where global nutrients and carbon budgets sustain the planetary fish markets.This is the area where light reaches marine life that lives closer to the surface of the ocean.These ocean inhabitants rely on both the moonlight and sunlight for hunting, mating, reproduction and other important milestones.SPOOKY DEEP-SEA FISH RARELY SEEN BY HUMANS CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN SHALLOW WATER: NIGHTMARE FUELThe upper level of the ocean is where microscopic organisms and different types of plankton live.With the oceans beginning to darken, it will cause creatures that rely on light to begin moving closer to the surface, potentially creating a cramped living space.Using satellite data and an algorithm-derived measure of the attenuation of light in seawater, Davis was able to measure how deep each photic zone was around the world.Among the darker oceans, 9% of their photic zones were 50 meters more shallow, and 3% of the oceans' photic zones were 100 meters more shallow.The reasoning behind the darkening of oceans far offshore is less clear.Global warming and changes in ocean currents are thought to be involved in this phenomenon, according to the study.Despite an overall darkening, about 10% of oceans, or 37 million square kilometers, have become lighter over the past 20 years, the study found.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPIt also found that most coastal areas have seen an increase in light. However, the study found that this does not translate into a net reduction in photic zone depth near shorelines.Davies predictsthe implications of ocean darkening could be severe for marine food webs, global fisheries and carbon and nutrient budgets.

Private military contractor Erik Prince, the former Navy SEAL and founder of Blackwater Worldwide, is working with the Haitian government to repel the gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation.Prince's role will be to advise the Haitian government and its undermanned and underequipped police force on how to take on the street gangs amid record levels of violence in which thousands of people have been killed, injured and abducted."That goes beyond just the security question and extends to restoring essential government services, but obviously everything is founded on restoring security," the source said.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TAKES HARD LINE ON HAITIAN VIOLENCE, LABELS GANGS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONSArmed groups have taken over prisons, hospitals and swaths of territory, forcing people to flee their homes. In April 2024, thousands fled the capital of Port-au-Prince for rural regions because of escalating gang violence there.The Pentagon deferred questions by Fox News Digital to the Haitian government, which has also been contacted by Fox News Digital.Fox News Digital also reached out to Prince. While Blackwater no longer exists, Prince owns various private military entities, the New York Times reported.The State Department told Fox News Digital that the United States is not involved in any private security contract negotiations regarding Haiti and that Prince is not being paid by the U.S. government.Prince has been speaking with the Haitian government on how to fight well-armed gangs like VivAnsanmand Gran Grif, which have been designated by the State Department as foreign terrorist organizations, and restore security and stability, the source said.TRUMP TO NAME HAITIAN GANGS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS: REPORTA special task force to take on the gangs has been set up. That group will lead the effort with support from international partners and experts. So far, the task force has used drones."While it may be true that no leaders have been taken out yet, a significant number of senior gang members have been killed or wounded," the source said. "For the first time, the police are starting to put real pressure on them, and their capabilities are growing. So we hope to see an improvement of the situation over the coming months."The key is to do it in a way that is precise and mitigates risks to civilians, the source added.Security experts told the New York Times that Prince has also been scouting to hire Haitian-American military veterans to send to Port-au-Prince. He is expected to send up to 150 mercenaries to Haiti over the summer and recently shipped a large cache of weapons to the country, two experts told the newspaper.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMilitary contractors in Haiti have a checkered history. In 2021, Colombian mercenaries hired by an American security firm were accused of taking part in the assassination of former President Jovenel Mose.Rod Joseph, a Haitian-American Army veteran who owns a Florida-based security officer training company, told the New York Times that he had been in talks with Prince to help supply personnel for his contract since late last year.

EXCLUSIVE: A United States Military Academy mission statement swap from "duty, honor, country" to "Army Values" is coming under fire again this time by a conservative judicial and government watchdog group who claims the school engaged in a "cover up" scheme when it altered its mission statement in 2024 as part of an effort to advance a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda.On March 11, 2024, West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland publicly announced that West Point would update its mission and insert the term "Army Values" in lieu of "duty, honor, country." Even so, Gilland stressed that "duty, honor, country" would remain West Points motto as it has been since 1898.Judicial Watch obtained documents via a Freedom of Information Act request seeking all emails regarding the removal of "duty, honor, country" from the mission statement between officials at West Point.HEGSETH QUIPS '99.9%' OF DEI INITIATIVES ARE GONE FROM THE MILITARY UNDER TRUMPS WATCHAmong the documents Judicial Watch obtained is a document from Gilland detailing mission statement talking points for Founders Day speakers that was sent on March 23, 2024. The memo instructs speakers to "AVOID saying removed, replaced, deletedjust refer to the updated mission statement and reinforce that the motto remains unchanged."The memo does not explicitly connect the mission statement change to any DEI initiatives.However, Judicial Watch argues that the talking points document it obtained implies DEI was a factor in the mission statement change because the document also contains an FAQ section that appears to downplay the role of DEI, claiming only five to eight students each year complete West Points Diversity and Inclusion Studies minor."These records detail how the DEI agenda helped change the mission statement of West Point and how leadership under the Biden administration tried to cover it up," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a Thursday statement to Fox News Digital.But in the memo outlining mission statement talking points, Gilland urged speakers to push back against the narrative that the mission statement change was done for political purposes."EMPHASIZE the actual seven values as some in the audience dont realize Army Values is a defined term and to counter the social media narrative that the Army Values change for political reasons. AVOID comparing DHC to AVits not either/or," the mission statement talking points document said.NAVAL ACADEMY CLOSING DEI OFFICES TO ALIGN WITH TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: MEMO"AVOID the perception that the External Review Team was political or made the decision. The Academy selected them. They advised. Academy leadership made Decisions," the document said.The term "Army Values" keeps "duty" and "honor" within its core set of values, but also includes the following: loyalty, respect, selfless service, integrity and personal courage.Gilland said in a statement announcing the change that "country" is reflected in the term "loyalty.""The Army Values include Duty and Honor, and Country is reflected in Loyalty, bearing truth faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers," Gilland said in an announcement about the mission statement change.Gilland also said that "duty, honor, country" is "foundational to the United States Military Academy's culture and will always remain our motto."An Army spokesperson directed Fox News Digital to Gilland's original announcement where he wrote: "Ourabsolutefocus ondeveloping leaders ofcharacter readytoleadourArmy'sSoldiers on increasingly lethal battlefields remains unchanged."West Point is one of several U.S. military academies that trains students to become military officers.Meanwhile, West Points mission statement has been changed nine times in the past century, and the words "duty, honor, country" didnt make it into West Points mission statement until 1998.As of March 2024, West Points mission statement is: "To build, educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets to be commissioned leaders of character committed to the Army Values and ready for a lifetime of service to the Army and Nation."WEST POINT DISBANDS GENDER-BASED, RACE CLUBS IN TRUMP'S DEI SWEEPWest Points previous mission statement, first adopted in 2005, remained: "To educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army."West Points superintendent at the time, Lt. Gen. William Lennox, requested the change in 2005 and then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker approved the change.Meanwhile, Republicans have pushed to incorporate "duty, honor, country" back into the mission statement. For example, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spearheaded legislation in January to add the words back to the military academys mission statement."For centuries, the United States Army has set the global standard for military excellence because its leaders embrace a lifetime of selfless service and embody the values of Duty, Honor, Country. West Points removal of these core values from its mission statement risks eroding the foundation of American military leadership," Cruz said in a statement in January.

Private military contractor Erik Prince, the former Navy SEAL and founder of Blackwater Worldwide, is working with the Haitian government to repel the gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation.Prince's role will be to advise the Haitian government and its undermanned and underequipped police force on how to take on the street gangs amid record levels of violence in which thousands of people have been killed, injured and abducted."That goes beyond just the security question and extends to restoring essential government services, but obviously everything is founded on restoring security," the source said.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TAKES HARD LINE ON HAITIAN VIOLENCE, LABELS GANGS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONSArmed groups have taken over prisons, hospitals and swaths of territory, forcing people to flee their homes. In April 2024, thousands fled the capital of Port-au-Prince for rural regions because of escalating gang violence there.The Pentagon deferred questions by Fox News Digital to the Haitian government, which has also been contacted by Fox News Digital.Fox News Digital also reached out to Prince. While Blackwater no longer exists, Prince owns various private military entities, the New York Times reported.The State Department told Fox News Digital that the United States is not involved in any private security contract negotiations regarding Haiti and that Prince is not being paid by the U.S. government.Prince has been speaking with the Haitian government on how to fight well-armed gangs like VivAnsanmand Gran Grif, which have been designated by the State Department as foreign terrorist organizations, and restore security and stability, the source said.TRUMP TO NAME HAITIAN GANGS FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS: REPORTA special task force to take on the gangs has been set up. That group will lead the effort with support from international partners and experts. So far, the task force has used drones."While it may be true that no leaders have been taken out yet, a significant number of senior gang members have been killed or wounded," the source said. "For the first time, the police are starting to put real pressure on them, and their capabilities are growing. So we hope to see an improvement of the situation over the coming months."The key is to do it in a way that is precise and mitigates risks to civilians, the source added.Security experts told the New York Times that Prince has also been scouting to hire Haitian-American military veterans to send to Port-au-Prince. He is expected to send up to 150 mercenaries to Haiti over the summer and recently shipped a large cache of weapons to the country, two experts told the newspaper.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMilitary contractors in Haiti have a checkered history. In 2021, Colombian mercenaries hired by an American security firm were accused of taking part in the assassination of former President Jovenel Mose.Rod Joseph, a Haitian-American Army veteran who owns a Florida-based security officer training company, told the New York Times that he had been in talks with Prince to help supply personnel for his contract since late last year.

EXCLUSIVE: A United States Military Academy mission statement swap from "duty, honor, country" to "Army Values" is coming under fire again this time by a conservative judicial and government watchdog group who claims the school engaged in a "cover up" scheme when it altered its mission statement in 2024 as part of an effort to advance a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda.On March 11, 2024, West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland publicly announced that West Point would update its mission and insert the term "Army Values" in lieu of "duty, honor, country." Even so, Gilland stressed that "duty, honor, country" would remain West Points motto as it has been since 1898.Judicial Watch obtained documents via a Freedom of Information Act request seeking all emails regarding the removal of "duty, honor, country" from the mission statement between officials at West Point.HEGSETH QUIPS '99.9%' OF DEI INITIATIVES ARE GONE FROM THE MILITARY UNDER TRUMPS WATCHAmong the documents Judicial Watch obtained is a document from Gilland detailing mission statement talking points for Founders Day speakers that was sent on March 23, 2024. The memo instructs speakers to "AVOID saying removed, replaced, deletedjust refer to the updated mission statement and reinforce that the motto remains unchanged."The memo does not explicitly connect the mission statement change to any DEI initiatives.However, Judicial Watch argues that the talking points document it obtained implies DEI was a factor in the mission statement change because the document also contains an FAQ section that appears to downplay the role of DEI, claiming only five to eight students each year complete West Points Diversity and Inclusion Studies minor."These records detail how the DEI agenda helped change the mission statement of West Point and how leadership under the Biden administration tried to cover it up," Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a Thursday statement to Fox News Digital.But in the memo outlining mission statement talking points, Gilland urged speakers to push back against the narrative that the mission statement change was done for political purposes."EMPHASIZE the actual seven values as some in the audience dont realize Army Values is a defined term and to counter the social media narrative that the Army Values change for political reasons. AVOID comparing DHC to AVits not either/or," the mission statement talking points document said.NAVAL ACADEMY CLOSING DEI OFFICES TO ALIGN WITH TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: MEMO"AVOID the perception that the External Review Team was political or made the decision. The Academy selected them. They advised. Academy leadership made Decisions," the document said.The term "Army Values" keeps "duty" and "honor" within its core set of values, but also includes the following: loyalty, respect, selfless service, integrity and personal courage.Gilland said in a statement announcing the change that "country" is reflected in the term "loyalty.""The Army Values include Duty and Honor, and Country is reflected in Loyalty, bearing truth faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers," Gilland said in an announcement about the mission statement change.Gilland also said that "duty, honor, country" is "foundational to the United States Military Academy's culture and will always remain our motto."An Army spokesperson directed Fox News Digital to Gilland's original announcement where he wrote: "Ourabsolutefocus ondeveloping leaders ofcharacter readytoleadourArmy'sSoldiers on increasingly lethal battlefields remains unchanged."West Point is one of several U.S. military academies that trains students to become military officers.Meanwhile, West Points mission statement has been changed nine times in the past century, and the words "duty, honor, country" didnt make it into West Points mission statement until 1998.As of March 2024, West Points mission statement is: "To build, educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets to be commissioned leaders of character committed to the Army Values and ready for a lifetime of service to the Army and Nation."WEST POINT DISBANDS GENDER-BASED, RACE CLUBS IN TRUMP'S DEI SWEEPWest Points previous mission statement, first adopted in 2005, remained: "To educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army."West Points superintendent at the time, Lt. Gen. William Lennox, requested the change in 2005 and then-Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker approved the change.Meanwhile, Republicans have pushed to incorporate "duty, honor, country" back into the mission statement. For example, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, spearheaded legislation in January to add the words back to the military academys mission statement."For centuries, the United States Army has set the global standard for military excellence because its leaders embrace a lifetime of selfless service and embody the values of Duty, Honor, Country. West Points removal of these core values from its mission statement risks eroding the foundation of American military leadership," Cruz said in a statement in January.

Two years ago, Will Levis found himself falling in the NFL Draft after once being rumored to be a possible No. 2 overall pick. Instead, he was selected in the second round, prompting awkward moments in the draft green room.Today, Levis finds himself out of a starter's job after his Tennessee Titans selected Cam Ward with the first overall pick.It is a less than ideal situation for the third-year quarterback who once thought he would be the future of the franchise.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Anyone who's ever been in my situation would agree that it sucks," Levis said Wednesday, via Main Street Nashville.But the chin stays up, and the mentality stays the same."I'm just trying to do the best I can to not let it affect me and just being the same dude every day in the building and being there for the guys however I can and just trying to get better every day," Levis said.RAVENS COACH JOHN HARBAUGH DISCUSSES 'COMPLICATED' DECISION TO RELEASE JUSTIN TUCKERDespite a new role, Levis plans on treating every day like he has in the last few years."I haven't been a backup in a while, but I don't plan on shifting my mindset, regardless of what the situation is," he said. "I'm just going to be ready to play quarterback whenever my name is called."Levis showed promise early on, throwing four touchdowns in his NFL debut. But, overall, it's been less than stellar. In 21 games, he has a 5-16 record and has thrown for 3,899 yards and 21 touchdowns against 16 interceptions. He's completed just 61% of his passes.Levis figures to be the favorite to win the backup job against Tim Boyle and Brandon Allen.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Two years ago, Will Levis found himself falling in the NFL Draft after once being rumored to be a possible No. 2 overall pick. Instead, he was selected in the second round, prompting awkward moments in the draft green room.Today, Levis finds himself out of a starter's job after his Tennessee Titans selected Cam Ward with the first overall pick.It is a less than ideal situation for the third-year quarterback who once thought he would be the future of the franchise.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Anyone who's ever been in my situation would agree that it sucks," Levis said Wednesday, via Main Street Nashville.But the chin stays up, and the mentality stays the same."I'm just trying to do the best I can to not let it affect me and just being the same dude every day in the building and being there for the guys however I can and just trying to get better every day," Levis said.RAVENS COACH JOHN HARBAUGH DISCUSSES 'COMPLICATED' DECISION TO RELEASE JUSTIN TUCKERDespite a new role, Levis plans on treating every day like he has in the last few years."I haven't been a backup in a while, but I don't plan on shifting my mindset, regardless of what the situation is," he said. "I'm just going to be ready to play quarterback whenever my name is called."Levis showed promise early on, throwing four touchdowns in his NFL debut. But, overall, it's been less than stellar. In 21 games, he has a 5-16 record and has thrown for 3,899 yards and 21 touchdowns against 16 interceptions. He's completed just 61% of his passes.Levis figures to be the favorite to win the backup job against Tim Boyle and Brandon Allen.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.