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The Kansas City Chiefs could be saying goodbye to one of their defensive stars.
The Chiefs have granted cornerback L'Jarius Sneed permission to seek a trade, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday. Rapoport added the Chiefs could elect to use their franchise tag on Sneed ahead of next Tuesday's deadline and then trade the fourth-year defensive back.
If Kansas City does indeed tag Sneed by the March 5 deadline, the organization will have until mid-July to either lock him into a larger extension or presumably make good on its word and trade him. The one-year franchise tag for cornerbacks is set at $19.8 million for the 2024 season.
The 2020 fourth-rounder has blossomed into a stud for the Chiefs during his rookie contract, developing a reputation for sticky coverage with 10 interceptions, 40 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and 6.5 sacks in his career.
Teams are sure to come calling, but they'll have to compete with the K.C.'s negotiating power and the lure of sticking it out with the team that drafted him to make a run at a Super Bowl three-peat.
Originally Posted by notorious:
All of me wants to prison rape another team in a trade.
All. Of. Me.
Teams know we aren't paying Sneed and Jones. And without Jones signed, and with Sneed tag slapped, we'll have money tied up for a 2nd year and won't be able to do much in free agency.
We don't have time - this should go quickly like Hill did.
That said we really don't have a lot of leverage. There's no reason for any team to offer more than a mid-2nd... [Reply]
Originally Posted by DenverChief:
Maybe I'm just imagining things
You're making this way more complicated than it is. The offer sheet is basically irrelevant. No one is going to sign him to an offer sheet, because no one is willing to give up two first round picks for him. Sneed talks to other teams, the Chiefs and the team work out trade compensation, Sneed is traded, and then signs with the new team.
Theoretically we could keep Sneed and force him to play on the tag, but that's not ideal for anyone. Sneed is 27 and needs to get paid now, and we would probably decline to tag him again next year and lose him for nothing. [Reply]
