Farmer has also previously served with the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons in their scouting departments.
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.
[6] From 1998 to 2000, Farmer worked in TV and radio before being hired as an academic coordinator at Duke University.
In February 2015, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported that Farmer was under investigation for sending texts to coaching staff discussing play-calling during games, which violated the league's electronic device policy.
[7] Farmer was eventually suspended in March 2015 for the first four games of the 2015 regular season without pay, and the team was fined $250,000.