Given that the news was from the man himself, Rapoport went with the report. The very next day, the Titans fired Mularkey, making Rapoport appear rather foolish.

And every source can, if the source wants, build up trust over a period of time and then turn it on its head. Former Titans coach Mike Mularkey did just that, nearly six years ago. He recently said on a podcast that he thought he was about to be fired ...