Chiefs give L’Jarius Sneed permission to seek a trade

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Chiefs have given Sneed permission to seek a trade before the start of the new league year. The Chiefs have also told Sneed that they are prepared to use the franchise tag on him if they don’t agree on a long-term deal by Tuesday’s deadline.

Sneed could be traded at any point after getting tagged, but he’d need to sign the tag so his willingness to join the receiving team would be prerequisite to any swap. Giving Sneed permission to talk to teams now would allow the Chiefs to resolve Sneed’s situation quickly if they are able to agree on compensation with the other team.

Defensive tackle Chris Jones is also on track for free agency, so the Chiefs have plenty of balls in the air as they head into the new league year.

The Chiefs placed the franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, but it’s unlikely he’ll remain in Kansas City in 2024.

Sneed has been given permission to seek a trade, and the Chiefs have reportedly heard from seven teams that are interested.

The Vikings, Colts, Titans, Patriots, Lions, Falcons and Jaguars have all expressed interest in Sneed, according to USA Today.

For a trade to work out, a new team would have to get Sneed to agree to a contract extension, and get the Chiefs to agree to trade him. That will probably happen: With Sneed’s franchise tag now counting $19.8 million against the Chiefs’ salary cap, they’re just barely under the cap for 2024, and they’d rather move on from him and devote that cap space elsewhere.



Report- Seven teams have expressed interest in trading for L’Jarius Sneed