Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had nothing but praise for L’Jarius Sneed and claimed to be the cornerback’s ‘biggest fan’ after he got traded to the Tennessee Titans.
Sneed, 27, has been with Kansas City for all four years in the NFL and played an important role in their recent title wins.
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Unfortunately, Sneed had to part ways with the team due to salary cap-related reasons. With Sneed at the end of his last contract, the Chiefs permitted him to seek a trade and would then place a franchise tag to maximize trading him away.
‘[He is] one of my all-time favorite guys,’ Reid told Paul Kuharsky of Sneed. ‘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.’
While dismayed about his departure, Reid further discussed the circumstances. In losing Sneed, the Chiefs received a 2025 third-round pick and swapped seventh-round picks with the Titans for the upcoming draft.
‘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.’
Sneed appeared in 57 games and tallied 303 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 10 interceptions during his time with the Chiefs.
In Kansas City’s back-to-back title runs, Sneed had 75 solo and 33 assisted tackles, with three interceptions in 2022. This past season, he recorded 60 solo and 18 assisted tackles with two interceptions.
Sneed will join the Titans as they try to make their first playoff appearance since 2021. Tennessee finished fourth in the AFC South last season with a 6-11 record.
Before acquiring Sneed, Tennessee boosted their offense by signing receiver Calvin Ridley to a four-year, $92 million deal from Jacksonville.