New #Titans CB L'Jarius Sneed has agreed to terms on a massive new contract now that his deal to Tennessee is done, getting a 4-year, $76.4M deal, sources say. It includes $55M guaranteed and a $20M signing bonus. One of the highest-paid CBs. pic.twitter.com/DkMRU0yMoD
4th round pick. Plays solid > good > great > elite. All on a rookie deal, cheap as dirt. Great dude and locker room from start to finish, never a negative peep out of him. Massively helps us win 2 SBs. He should be universally praised in KC on his way out. And now there's a very decent chance the Chiefs are saying goodbye at just the right time, rather than a year too late.
Only thing that would've topped it off better is more draft comp, but that's covered by the last point above. No one wanted to give more for a reason. [Reply]
Originally Posted by CupidStunt:
It just doesn't get better than L'Jarius Sneed.
4th round pick. Plays solid > good > great > elite. All on a rookie deal, cheap as dirt. Great dude and locker room from start to finish, never a negative peep out of him. Massively helps us win 2 SBs. He should be universally praised in KC on his way out. And now there's a very decent chance the Chiefs are saying goodbye at just the right time, rather than a year too late.
Only thing that would've topped it off better is more draft comp, but that's covered by the last point above. No one wanted to give more for a reason.
And on top of it all, we didn't stop drafting CBs and have guys ready to step right in without much dropoff. This is how you maintain a dynasty. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I'm at least glad that we paid him a grand total of $6 million for four years of peak production and another team is now paying him $76 million in hopes that he can keep it up.
I was really glad when the league set up that rookie scale to keep from paying a billion dollars to a Jamarcus Russell. But I almost feel like it's gone too far the other way. Sneed has been a great player and his career is probably almost halfway over, and he's made peanuts, relatively speaking. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Lee:
Good for him. Better for him since TN does not have a state income tax. Wish him well and all the success he can have with the floundering franchise that is the Tennessee Tits.
Yep, congrats LJ. I was a little worried when the Colts were rumored to be in the running. Could you imagine Sneed shutting down 1 of our receivers in the playoffs? (If they make it) Would be far from ideal, but the Tits not so much. [Reply]