Chiefs reunite with two-time Super Bowl champion L'Jarius Sneed

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed. Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Chiefs reunite with L'Jarius Sneed, but how much does he have left in the tank?

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Jun 8, 2026 6:41 PM ET

After missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014 last season, the Kansas City Chiefs are reuniting with a star defender who helped them win two of their four Super Bowls.

The Chiefs signed cornerback L'Jarius Sneed to a one-year deal worth up to $5M on Monday. He played for Kansas City from 2020-23 and spent the last two seasons with the Tennessee Titans.

The Chiefs took LSU Tigers CB Mansoor Delane with pick No. 6 in the 2026 NFL Draft to replace CB Trent McDuffie (now with the Los Angeles Rams), but Sneed provides a needed veteran presence in the secondary. Will he offer more than that?

L'Jarius Sneed's tenure with the Titans didn't go well

Sneed signed a four-year, $76.4M deal with the Titans after the Chiefs traded him to the AFC club before the 2024 season. He struggled to justify that deal in two seasons with Tennessee.

Chiefs are re-signing CB L’Jarius Sneed to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million, per the Katz Brothers. pic.twitter.com/7n2NBSGWKy
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2026

Quad and knee issues limited Sneed to 12 games in two seasons with the Titans, and when he did play, the DB struggled. Per Sports Info Solutions, he had four pass breakups after logging 36 in four seasons with the Chiefs. His 2025 season was particularly underwhelming as he allowed a career-worst 10.6 yards per target and had no interceptions.

The Titans, who haven't made the playoffs since 2021, are among the NFL's more dysfunctional teams. They fired second-year head coach Brian Callahan after Week 6 last season. Surely, that prevented Sneed from playing at his best.

He should improve in Kansas City under future Hall of Fame head coach Andy Reid and well-respected defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. Even then, that may not be enough to help Sneed become a surefire CB2, let alone a CB1.

The Chiefs need Delane to establish himself as a lockdown corner to replace McDuffie. Sneed, 29, could be a solid role player but may no longer be capable of doing that job at this point in his career.

Clark Dalton

Clark Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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