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A few NFL teams, including the Minnesota Vikings, have contacted the Kansas City Chiefs regarding a trade for cornerback L’Jarius Sneed.
On Tuesday, March 5, USA Today’s Tyler Dragon revealed the information.
The Chiefs corner has drawn interest from the Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, and Jacksonville Jaguars, according to Dragon, who was informed by a person with firsthand knowledge of the issue and USA Today Sports.
Chiefs Used Franchise Tag on L’Jarius Sneed, Will Still Allow Him to Seek Trade
Dragon’s story was released on the same day that Sneed was formally assigned a franchise tag by the Chiefs, a move that will pay the cornerback just under $20 million in 2024. The 27-year-old defender from Kansas City is free to look for a trade with a team that will allow them to sign him to a multiyear contract this summer.
“Until the NFL trade deadline to part ways via trade, or until mid-July to finalize a long-term extension,” Dragon wrote. “One of the NFL’s top zone cover cornerback is Need. Next Gen Stats indicates that in 2023, Sneed’s zone coverage allowed a league-low four yards per target and no touchdowns.
Sneed, a 2020 fourth-round selection from Louisiana Tech, has amassed
Chiefs Looking for 2nd-Round Pick in Trade for L’Jarius Sneed
According to Ari Meirov of 33rd Team, the Chiefs aren’t expecting a huge comeback from Sneed.
Earlier this week, 33rd Team wrote to X, “L’Jarius Sneed would likely cost a Day 2 pick if the Chiefs can’t extend him.” “It is thought that a pick in the second round would win it.”
Minnesota is entitled to the 42nd overall pick, which is high enough to be the only pick in a trade. As of Tuesday, the Vikings also have $37 million in 2024 salary cap space available, which they might use to work out a deal for Sneed.
The cornerback would be a fantastic fit for coordinator Brian Flores’s distinctive defensive scheme, which ESPN’s Kevin Seifert described last season in Minnesota.
