- Sneed won’t hit the free agent market and will instead make $18.8m with KC
- Last season, he broke up 14 passes, had two interceptions, and made 78 tackles
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The Kansas City Chiefs have placed the franchise tag on fourth-year cornerback L’Jarius Sneed – who played a big role in the team’s Super Bowl LVIII winning campaign.
It allows the team to continue to work on a longer term deal, while keeping Sneed in-house for the 2024 season.
He was set to become a free agent, as this past season was the last one of his rookie deal.
Under the franchise tag, Sneed will be earning a non-negotiated salary of $18.8million.
Sneed can only be on the tag for this one year and the Chiefs will likely try to sign him to a long-term deal or flip him in a trade.
The Kansas City Chiefs have franchise tagged cornerback L’Jarius Sneed before free agency
![Sneed was about to become a free agent, but instead he'll earn $18.8million next season](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/21/82031721-13156465-image-m-4_1709588601811.jpg)
Sneed was about to become a free agent, but instead he’ll earn $18.8million next season
![In 2023, Sneed broke up 14 passes, had two interceptions, and made 78 tackles](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/03/04/21/82031505-13156465-image-a-2_1709588375391.jpg)
In 2023, Sneed broke up 14 passes, had two interceptions, and made 78 tackles
Just last month, days after winning the Super Bowl, Sneed went on an episode of Up & Adams – with the Louisiana Tech product repeating just two words for GM Brett Veach.
‘Pay me,’ Sneed said. ‘Pay me, pay me. That’s what I’ve got to say – pay me.’
Sneed finished the 2023 season with 14 passes broken up, two interceptions, and 78 tackles to his credit.
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