Report: Titans Never Received Strong Enough Offer For No. 2
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- Did Chip Kelly make a serious offer to the Titans for pick No. 2?
Despite conflicting reports, Albert Breer of the NFL Network says no---the offer was never strong enough.
How far were the Titans from dealing 2? GM Ruston Webster never got an offer Thursday he so much as brought to the war room for discussion.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 1, 2015
In the end, the Eagles were most aggressive going for Mariota. The thing that hurt them most was the placement (20) of their current-year 1.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) May 1, 2015
Furthermore, SI.com's Peter King agrees with Breer.
King wrote, "The Eagles, as Kelly said Thursday night in Philadelphia, never offered players as part of a package to obtain Mariota. In fact, The MMQB learned Thursday night that Kelly never offered the widely rumored packages of either three first-round picks or two first-round picks and Sam Bradford, in an attempt to obtain the second pick of the draft. I can tell you this much is true: The Titans basically scared off suitors because they continually told teams they wanted to take Mariota, and it would take a stupid offer to obtain the pick."
The speculation on Thursday leading up to round one of the NFL Draft, was that the Eagles' head coach was going to try his best to move from No. 20 to No. 2 in order to acquire his former quarterback at Oregon, Marcus Mariota.
Before the first-round began, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the Eagles offered a huge package for the Titans' top pick.
What package are #Eagles talking about to go to No. 1 or No. 2? Two 1st rounders, a 3rd rounder, Fletcher Cox, Boykin, Kendricks, more. Wow.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 30, 2015
Ultimately, Mariota was selected second by the Titans at No. 2. Kelly and the Eagles stayed put at No. 20, selecting wide receiver from USC Nelson Agholor.
It was a lot of fun to talk about, but it's clear the #Titans never came close to taking the #Eagles offer for No. 2
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 1, 2015
"We had a conversation with both teams at the front, but it was way too steep to do anything," Kelly said about trading up, after selecting Agholor. "It didn't get very serious, to be honest with you."