The Kansas City Chiefs placed the franchise tag on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed ahead of the official March 5 deadline.
Despite that, trade rumors have swirled surrounding Sneed — and NFL insider Ari Meirov has reported that the “belief is that” the Chiefs would like a second-round selection for the cornerback.
This bit of information sparked a discussion on potential trade suitors for Sneed between Meirov and Pro Football Focus’ lead analyst Sam Monson, via The 33rd Team.
“This is [a situation] where they tried to talk about an extension in Indianapolis at the combine, didn’t go anywhere,” Meirov outlined. “[KC general manager] Brett Veach and their front office basically told [Sneed’s] agent — hey, you got permission to seek a trade, go check out what’s out there.”
He then posed the question to Monson, who might be willing to send a 2024 second rounder for Sneed? “For a second-round pick? I think there are some teams in the NFL that should be there,” Monzon replied.
“Sneed has shown that he’s a top corner, can play inside and outside, is flexible, can cover man and zone.” And that’s a player I think the team can definitely take advantage of. It’s Detroit. Lions. ” In this scenario, the Chiefs would select No. 61 from Detroit.
“If they can invest heavily in high-value positions, it’s going to make an absolute difference in terms of games won and games lost,” Monzon argued, adding that this deal is a great deal for the Lions. He called it “clearance.”
“Rajarius Sneed could be a cornerstone for the Detroit Lions franchise moving forward and continuing its continued success.” Meilov said the two teams he personally “mentioned” were Detroit and the Tennessee Titans.
