Between 2020 and 2024, L’Jarius Sneed played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, who traded the pass defender to the Tennessee Titans after four years. His contract there expired following two mixed seasons. Now the 29-year-old can look forward to returning to the Missouri franchise.
According to consistent media reports, L’Jarius Sneed will return to the Kansas City Chiefs after two years with the Tennessee Titans. The cornerback is signing a one-year contract with his former team, whose jersey he already wore between 2020 and 2024, which will bring him up to $5.5 million. The 29-year-old was on the market as a free agent.
After the franchise selected the pass defender in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft, Sneed developed into one of the NFL’s best cover cornerbacks and played a key role in two of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl runs. His forced fumble in the 2024 AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens, with which he prevented Baltimore from scoring a touchdown, was particularly remembered.
L’Jarius Sneed was released by the Titans in March
Because the team and player were unable to agree on extending his rookie contract after defending their NFL title, Kansas City assigned the man from Minden, Louisiana, the franchise tag. However, he no longer played for the Chiefs, as just a few weeks later he was traded to the Tennessee Titans, who received a third-round pick in return.
With the team from Nashville, L’Jarius Sneed did not build on his good performances from his time in Kansas City – also due to injury. In 2024 he was only able to play five games, and a year later he suffered a thigh injury after Week 7. In March, the team pulled the ripcord and kicked the two-time Super Bowl champion out the door.
In his career, Sneed had 10 interceptions, 43 passes defended and 4 forced fumbles with 6.5 sacks and 352 tackles in 69 appearances (66 starts).
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