L'Jarius Sneed, a key figure in the Kansas City Chiefs' defense and their back-to-back Super Bowl victories, is at the center of trade discussions. Despite his impactful performances, including a pivotal play in the AFC Championship Game against the Ravens that advanced the Chiefs to Super Bowl LVIII, the team has not traded him yet, with one year left before free agency. Speculations arise due to the Chiefs' need for cap space, with other key players approaching extension eligibility. Sneed, 27, with contract demands reportedly over $80 million, and the Chiefs' strategy around compensatory picks and salary cap management are influencing factors. The Chiefs have been preparing for Sneed's potential departure, focusing on developing talents like McDuffie, Watson, and Williams, while ensuring to retain crucial players like Chris Jones. The situation reflects the team's broader approach to roster and financial planning, balancing star player retention with the development of new talent, and is now in line for a high compensatory pick.
L’Jarius Sneed was the best corner in football last year, and the #Chiefs traded him for a bag of baseballs instead of paying him $20 apy, but I have #Chiefs fans telling me they are giving Trey Smith a second contract after Robert Hunt got 5/100.
Roughly, the #Chiefs didn’t think that the surplus on-field value in 2024 for Sneed over the franchise tag salary was worth more than a future third and the delta in the value of the sevenths https://t.co/2E0Tvcm8xm
1) Obviously the Chiefs had motivation to move off Sneed here asap 2) They still have another All Pro corner on the roster + they’ve earned the trust to develop more corners 3) Have guys on the roster to pay, including Creed soon imo. Need money. https://t.co/vLxL2oEzRA
The #Chiefs loved Sneed as a player and person. But others — Creed Humphrey, Nick Bolton, Tre Smith, et al. — are coming up on extensions too. KC needs cap space and is now in line for a high comp pick. https://t.co/c2z7yuuT2H
We gotta stop with the comp pick thing especially for KC. Most years we sign a guy who would negate what a top player leaving would fetch back (Jawaan, Reid, Thuney, Tyrann, Sammy) and at the time of tagging it felt better than not that you could get a 2 for Sneed. Still got a 3.
The play that franchise CB L’Jarius Sneed made to help the Chiefs beat the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl LVIII: https://t.co/N4bX7VemAr
Sneed is one helluva a player… but the @Chiefs have been preparing for his departure through the draft. Mcduffie is great and Watson and Williams have played well. They knew they HAD to keep Chris Jones.
Disappointing return? Yes. Still the right move for the Chiefs? Also yes. CBs age quickly, and Sneed is 27. If you believe KC has a real ability to find starting DBs late in the draft-and at this point, don't you have to? -they can replace him and re-deploy that money elsewhere. https://t.co/shK8JAH0KI
Tough to get a ton when there's still useful CBs on the free-agent market and Sneed's one year from free agency, but surprised that the Chiefs wouldn't just hold onto Sneed and play the comp pick game at this price https://t.co/rEo6oSiDzQ
Chiefs wanted that cap space bad because they could have just kept him a year and played the compensatory pick game https://t.co/kaZhAy8ojS
L'Jarius Sneed was a phenomenal Kansas City Chief, and I hope he gets the contract he's earned
L'Jarius Sneed was a phenominal Kansas City Chief, and I hope he gets the contract he's earned
L’Jarius Sneed was arguably the second most impactful down to down defender on the best defense in the NFL, made the single biggest swing play of the playoffs (Zay punch out) & won back to back Super Bowls. He now gets 80M+. Happy for him & forever a Chiefs legend.
Why the Chiefs haven’t traded L’Jarius Sneed and how it could work for him to stay ⤵️ https://t.co/yCX4WR2pQc
Where will L’Jarius Sneed play in 2024? https://t.co/1VCtHKoowM