Good news: Titans Make Blockbuster Trade With Chiefs Official
Shortly after winning their third Super Bowl in five seasons last month, the Kansas City Chiefs used their nonexclusive franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed.
It led to speculation and even the expectation that the Chiefs would trade Sneed, who emerged as a key contributor to their 2023 world championship team.
On Friday, it became official: He was traded to the Tennessee Titans for a seventh-round draft pick this year and a third-round choice in 2025, per the Titans’ official Twitter account.
Sneed has started 54 of his 57 NFL games in his four pro seasons, and while he hasn’t made the Pro Bowl, at least not yet, he has combined for 25 passes defended in the last two years.
In 2023, he allowed an outstanding 51-percent pass completion rate and a 56.2 passer rating when the man he was guarding was targeted.
This trade opens up a bit of a void in Kansas City’s secondary opposite Trent McDuffie, who was named to the All-Pro First Team last season.
Tennessee has quietly assembled a team that could be competitive in 2024 and possibly even snag a playoff spot if all goes right for them.
They acquired wide receiver Calvin Ridley and running back Tony Pollard in free agency this month, and they should help an offense that was just 27th in scoring and 28th in total yards in 2023.
The big question for the Titans is at quarterback, where Will Levis will have to develop into a reliable signal-caller if they are to challenge for the postseason in a crowded AFC.
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The Kansas City Chiefs‘ trade to send cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans is at long last official. While the trade was first reported last week, and Sneed passed his physical on Tuesday, both teams finally announced the news on Friday, March 29.
Kansas City’s goodbye message left Chiefs Kingdom reeling over his departure once more. The Chiefs posted on X, “Came in a rookie, left a two-time Super Bowl champion. It’s been a great run. Thank you for everything, @jay__sneed! .”
In exchange for Sneed, the Chiefs received a 2025 third-rounder, and in a 2024 seventh-round swap, the 221st overall pick, the highest of the Titans’ three seventh-rounders. The Titans posted, “Welcome to Nashville, @jay__sneed! .” While Sneed “liked” the Chiefs’ message, he shared the Titans’ post on his timeline.
Titans general manager Ran Carthon was thrilled to land Sneed. “It’s a huge get,” Carthon said, per team reporter Jim Wyatt. Sneed signed a four-year, $76 million deal with Tennessee, which includes $55 million guaranteed.
Carthon is excited about what Sneed brings to their defense. “It gives you three top-flight corners in him and Chidobe (Awuzie) and Roger (McCreary) that can just flat-out cover people,” he added. “He matches Chido’s energy of being a physical, aggressive corner that can also play in run support.
“You see a lot of the way game is going with the toss crack, and forcing the corners to come up there and play more in run support, and we have guys who are willing to stick their face in there and tackle people.”
Sneed tallied 78 total tackles, 14 passes defensed, and 2 interceptions during the 2023 season. The 27-year-old didn’t allow a single touchdown in coverage.
