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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid says L’Jaruis Sneed is one of his ‘all-time favourite guys’ after the cornerback was traded to the Tennessee Titans.

Sneed played a crucial role in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII-winning campaign last season, but the economics of the salary cap have seen a parting of the ways.

With both Sneed and fellow defensive lynchpin Chris Jones at the end of their previous contracts, the Chiefs gave Sneed permission to seek a trade at the end of February and would then place the franchise tag on him to ensure they did not lose him for nothing.

While Jones agreed a five-year, $95million contract extension with the team, Sneed has now been traded to the Titans for a 2025 third-round draft pick and a swap of 2024 seventh-round selection. Sneed is expected to receive a new contract in Tennessee.

Reid has now addressed the exit of Sneed at the annual league meeting, telling Paul Kuharsky he was the 27-year-old’s ‘biggest fan’.

“[He is] one of my all-time favourite guys,” Reid said. “Great human being. As great a player as he is, he’s an even better human being. As tough as you can imagine. I’m his biggest fan.

“He was our lockdown guy. Every best receiver, he had the best receiver.”

Reid also admitted that Sneed’s exit came because of salary cap reasons.

“You juggle the salary cap, it’s ridiculous what you have to go through,” he added. “The players you can keep and the players you can’t keep. But we all loved him and that wasn’t the problem.”

hat family, I’ve become close with it. Between Travis and then Jason, I’ve watched both guys grow,” Reid said. “Tremendous players, and Jason is a great leader – emotional player, brings that to the table, and has done so for a long time. 13 years? That’s a long time.”

“My hat goes off to him. He’s going on top as a player, an All-Pro player. Could he have played a couple more years? Probably,” Reid continued. “But that body, it’s taken a lot of pounding. And he’s got a nice little gig going now. But listen – I’m proud – I love the kid, and I’m proud of him for making that decision.”

“Whatever he does, he’s going to do great at,” Reid concluded.

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nce the Kansas City Chiefs placed the franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, a trade always seemed imminent. However, it was still a gut punch when Kansas City agreed to send Sneed to the Tennessee Titans.

While attending the NFL’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke publicly about Sneed’s exit for the first time.

“One of my all-time favorite guys. Great human being,” Reid told NFL analyst Paul Kuharsky on Monday, March 25. “As great of a player as he is, he’s an even better human being and as tough as you would imagine. So, I’m his biggest fan.”

When asked if making the trade came down to economics, “You juggle the salary cap and it’s ridiculous what you have to go through,” Reid said. “Players you keep and can’t keep.”

Financially speaking, the Chiefs were in a tight spot after re-signing Chris Jones to a five-year, $158.57 million extension. Speaking to reporters at the NFL Combine last month, Reid expressed hope that Chiefs general manager Brett Veach would figure out a way to keep Jones and Sneed. However, it just wasn’t feasible. Sneed, 27, was pretty blunt about not taking a pay cut.

Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz reported that Sneed agreed to a four-year, $76 million deal, with $55 million guaranteed. 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.“

But we all loved him there, that wasn’t the problem,” Reid told Kuharsky. “He was our lockdown guy. The best receiver? He had the best receiver.”

Sneed didn’t allow a single touchdown in coverage throughout the entire regular season. He was so successful at containing Buffalo Bills star Stefon Diggs in the playoffs (3 catches for 21 yards), that the NFL slapped Sneed with a random drug test afterward.

One of the major reasons the Chiefs felt comfortable trading Sneed, they already have a starting-caliber cornerback on the roster. Trent McDuffie is locked into his $13.9 million rookie contract for two more years.

Last season, McDuffie recorded 80 tackles, 7 passes defensed, 5 forced fumbles and 3 sacks. He added another 12 tackles, 7 passes defensed, and 1 fumble recovery in the postseason.

Sneed tallied 78 total tackles, 14 passes defensed, and 2 interceptions in 2023. In playoffs, he registered 17 tackles, 3 passes defensed, and 1 forced fumble. Together, they formed perhaps one of the strongest cornerback duos in the league.

However, the Chiefs also have strong depth at the position with Jaylen Watson and Joshua Williams.

In addition to Sneed, several key members of the Chiefs’ outstanding defense moved on in free agency. Linebacker Willie Gay Jr. signed with the New Orleans Saints. Safety Mike Edwards joined the Bills.