SHOCKER!
Jeremy Fowler is reporting that the Tennessee Titans have declined the fifth-year option on CB Caleb Farley:
The #Titans plan to decline the fifth-year option on cornerback Caleb Farley, per source. This was expected after Farley played 12 games (two starts) since 2021.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) May 2, 2024
No surprise here. The Farley experiment has been a huge bust. Who could have seen a player who had multiple back surgeries in college having trouble staying healthy in the NFL? Oh, everyone you say? Well, apparently everyone with the exception of Jon Robinson.
I could be wrong, but I have always thought the success Jeffery Simmons had coming off a major injury made Robinson think he could get lightning to strike twice and hit with Farley. Spoiler alert: It did not.
Robinson’s hit rate of 5th-year options is a big part of the reason that he is no longer the general manager in Tennessee. He was the general manager for seven drafts with the Tennessee Titans and made eight first-round picks:
2016: Jack Conklin
2017: Corey Davis
2017: Adoree Jackson
2018: Rashaan Evans
2019: Jeffery Simmons
2020: Isaiah Wilson
2021: Caleb Farley
2022: Treylon Burks
Only two of those guys, Jackson and Simmons, had their fifth-year options picked up, and they ended up cutting Jackson before he ever played on his. Burks has yet to reach the point where they have to make a decision on his option, but I think it’s safe to say the Titans will not be picking it up.
Farley is set to play on the final year of his rookie contract in 2024. He will have some work to do to make the team.
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