Chiefs confirm CB L'Jarius Sneed broke his collarbone

The Chiefs will be without cornerback L'Jarius Sneed for some time due to a broken collarbone. Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

Chiefs confirm rookie CB L'Jarius Sneed broke his collarbone

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 30, 2020 2:32 PM ET

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid confirmed on Wednesday that rookie cornerback L'Jarius Sneed suffered a broken collarbone in Monday night's 34-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens that improved the defending Super Bowl champions to 3-0 on the season.

Coach Reid confirmed CB L'Jarius Sneed fractured his clavicle on Monday night. pic.twitter.com/J4vt94do2J
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 30, 2020

Per Adam Teicher of ESPN, Reid didn't disclose a timetable for Sneed's return to the lineup.

Kansas City selected Sneed in the fourth round of this year's draft, and the 23-year-old quickly became a defensive mainstay with Bashaud Breeland serving a four-game suspension for an alleged unspecified violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy. After three games, Sneed was tied with three others for the league lead in interceptions with two.

The Chiefs host the New England Patriots (2-1) on Sunday.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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