ProFootballTalk · May 1, 2015
Ray Farmer says he never offered Titans anything for No. 2
Ray FarmerAP
General Managers who fail to make deals in the draft have no incentive to admit that in the aftermath, lest they look foolish or incapable of finishing.
Either that, or they never tried, and you have to decide which one you believe.
So for all the connection before the 2015 NFL Draft, Browns G.M. Ray Farmer denied having made any attempt to get the second pick and quarterback Marcus Mariota off the Titans’ hands.
“No, no, no,” Farmer said, via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “Again, I’ve tried to tell people without telling them specifically, but the answer is no. There were no conversations of trading.”
Browns coach Mike Pettine then piped in with: “I didn’t either.”
