L’Jarius Sneed flips Titans narrative after brutal offseason doubts

L'Jarius Sneed was in desperate need of a rebound campaign in 2025. Despite how grim things looked for such an occasion even earlier this summer, the Tennessee Titans cornerback has looked the part of a shutdown defender early two games into the regular season. Sneed and the Titans are 0-2, so no one in Tennessee is too thrilled with the way things are going, but the availability and productiivty of Sneed is definitely a silver lining. And that was hard to imagine just several weeks ago. It was nearly 18 months ago when the Titans decided to compensate the Kansas City Chiefs for the rights to reward Sneed with a lucrative four-year contract. The sum total was not only a deal north of $70 million for Sneed but an early third-round pick for K.C. (which resulted in Louisville defensive end Ashton Gillotte for the next four years). The Titans paid such a ransom because Sneed's ability to lock down the opposition's best receiver was showcased time and again in the Chiefs' secondary. In his final season in K.C., S