Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed might not play for the Chiefs in 2024, but he’s not leaving in free agency.
The Chiefs officially placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Sneed, the team announced Monday.
The tag will cost $19.802 million for 2024.
The Chiefs already had granted Sneed permission to seek a trade before the start of the league year. They also had informed him that they planned to tag him.
So, a tag and trade still appears the likely outcome.
Sneed, 27, played his first four seasons in Kansas City after the Chiefs made him a fourth-round pick in 2020. He totaled 78 tackles, two interceptions and 14 passes defensed in 16 games in 2023.
In his four-year career, Sneed has 10 interceptions, 40 passes defensed and four forced fumbles.
