Ray Farmer
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White Plains, New York, U.S.
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||||
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| Title | Senior Advisor to the General Manager | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 1, 1974 White Plains, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker (No. 55) | ||||||||||||
| High school | Robert B. Glenn (Kernersville, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||
| College | Duke | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 4th round, 121st overall pick | ||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Harvey Ray Farmer (born July 1, 1974) is an American professional football executive and former player who is a senior personnel executive to the general manager for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He is the former general manager of the Cleveland Browns, having served in that role from 2014 to 2015. Farmer has also previously served with the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons in their scouting departments. He played in the NFL as a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Farmer played free safety at Duke University from 1992 to 1996. He was all-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) twice, and as a senior, he led the team in tackles with 111 and played in two collegiate all-star games.[2][3]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press |
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| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 17 reps |
After graduation with a degree in sociology, he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL Draft,[4] and played three seasons at linebacker.[5] His career was ended by a knee injury.[6]