Titans were ‘in play and interested’ in Jalen Ramsey: Report

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 08: Jalen Ramsey #20 of the Jacksonville Jaguars lines up during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at TIAA Bank Field on September 08, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 08: Jalen Ramsey #20 of the Jacksonville Jaguars lines up during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at TIAA Bank Field on September 08, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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The Tennessee Titans were reportedly “in play and interested” in Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback, Jalen Ramsey.

A lot of teams inquired about Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback, Jalen Ramsey, and one of those teams were reportedly the Tennessee Titans.

ESPN’s Diana Russini reports that the Titans were “in play and interested” in Ramsey, but the asking price was simply too high for the Titans.

We’ve heard differing reports about what the actual asking price is for Ramsey.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that it would take at least one first-round pick to start discussions with the Jags for Ramsey.

The MMQB’s Albert Breer then reported that the Jags were looking for two first-round picks for the star corner.

While Ramsey, who is from Tennessee and was a Titans fan growing up, did say one of his ideal destinations would be the Titans — along with the Raiders when they move to Las Vegas — on the Bussin’ with the Boys podcast back in August, a trade for him was always unlikely.

That’s quite the haul to have to give up for him, whether it’s one first-round pick or two — and that’s especially true when you consider the Titans would have had to sign Ramsey to an extension at some point.

And all of that would have been predicated on the Jags actually wanting to trade their star corner to a division rival.

The Titans already have a stacked cornerback group with Adoree’ Jackson, Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan, and the defense as a whole is already a strength on this team.

Not to mention, the Titans have a ton of money locked-up in their secondary in big contracts with Butler and safey Kevin Byard, and to a lesser extent, safety Kenny Vaccaro.

That scenario was clearly just too rich for the Titans’ blood. This team has bigger fish to fry on the roster, and spending so many resources in an area that doesn’t really need help wouldn’t have made a lot of sense, despite how great Ramsey is.