There are those of us that think you just hold onto him instead of taking peanuts.

Dude....why would you have ever thought that?

After the Chris Jones saga, they probably didn't wanna mess with him not showing up for camp and such drama that comes with being tagged.

Webcrawler? ROFL and Chris Jones

Good and bad at the same time. :) I'll take the wear and tare tho. Not many tears recently compared to my last 50 years tho. :p

you forgot to equate the $19.6 million...

What do you guys not understand about this? It’s not financially responsible, especially after they caved and gave Chris Jones a **** ton of money.

They had to choose who they were paying and it wasn’t Sneed

Moving CJ out to DE was a bad move for sure. I wonder if CJ had been lobbying for it and midway through the season both CJ and Spags realized it was a big mistake.

The silver lining is that it led to CJ being able to freelance and pick anywhere on the line to rush from, which HAS worked out in the long run.

Puff, Cash bonus could have been used. I mean that would be like change in our pockets to Clark.

Sneed gave Tyreek a very difficult time in 2 games last year. That’s pretty special stuff considering how difficult it is to slow down Tyreek.

and which 10 players do you let go to keep the 1?

Yeah, you might want to be careful about making the Chiefs better, but we see that the Titans traded with the Chiefs, so if you're another team that could have used Sneed, how do you justify not trading for him when he could have been had fairly cheaply. If the Titans were going to do it anyway, what difference would have made if you had done the deal with slightly better compensation for the Chiefs?

What? Clark and the Chiefs max out the cap, and actually push off cap each and every year. Clark can't just pay extra to keep Sneed. The Chiefs made the decision that pushing off more cap and keeping Sneed wasn't worth it with the impending contracts of Creed, Bolton, McDuffie and others. Those of you who think this isn't a real thing are delusional.

Exactly. Not sure why people don’t understand this.

They gave Chris Jones a ton of money from 2025-2027. Mahomes has a big contract. Jawaan Taylor has a big contract. Clark isn’t gonna be writing all these checks for restructures when he’s already gonna have to do it for Mahomes and Chris Jones already.

The cap health is needed to try to and keep as many young stars as possible. They’re gonna pay Bolton and Creed. They’re gonna turn around and pay McDufffie and Karlaftis big money shortly after that.

I'm not sold on Karlaftis getting a big payday. If he takes a mid-range to low end contract we'll probably keep him. He's not a top 15 DE though so it's not like he's impossible to replace...

Yeah that huge sack against the Bengals in the AFC championship game least year was from DE

He is not shit and he's above average. 10.5 sacks is not nothing. You just don't get a guy from the draft to do that. He won't break the bank but he's better than you think. Same sack number in 23 as Nick Bosa, Chubb and Jones.

Now that they have room, KC would be smart to move some of Jones' money around so it hits the cap this year.

Karlaftis is a 100 million dollar guy. He's a double digit sack DE.

Are we talking about across his entire career, or in a single contract. What other DEs are earning that? Genuine question. I mean, I don't think he's worth that or will get paid anywhere near that.

He will absolutely get 100 million unless he falls off a cliff. If he keeps improving like he has, you’re probably looking at even more.

Only if he signs at least a 5 year deal. He's not getting 25 million per.

This is what I mean. I guess there will be wage inflation as the cap rises...but that's a lot of money.

10.5 sacks isn't worth 100M.

If it is, then hopefully it's with another team.

10.5 as a 2nd year 22 year old. He’s gonna get better. I’d bet he’s a 15+ sack guy this or next year. That’s worth $100 million

The Bosa brothers say hi.

As the salary cap skyrockets each year, I think we will be surprised by the amount of money guys are paid even if they aren't obvious superstars. We have seen that trend with NBA & MLB as well. Dudes we have never heard of are making insane money in those leagues.

Montez Sweat just got 100 million dollars. Karlaftis is already on a better track than he was.

So...yeah. Chiefs fans need to prepare for Karlaftis to get atleast that.

Karlaftis has every bit as much of a track record as Brian Burns does. Go look at what he just got paid.

Karlaftis has a pretty long way to go yet to be the player Sweat is. If he gets $100m good luck to him, I'd assume he'd become an elite player.

And we don't even need to trade for him...jk

Not gonna lie that I wobbled heavily on Spags at times.

Andy had moments that made me crazy but NEVER wanted to move away from him. The only game that made me question him was the Colts 45-44 playoff comeback. That game shook a lot of us.

Dude.

By the time George gets to the point of an extension, he will be closer to a 150m player than a 100m player. The cap will be well over 300m by then.

He’s extremely raw still and is already a really good player that has shown to be extremely coachable and seeks to improve.

Veach isn’t gonna go all in and not play fir the future. An injury can derail anything. We’re in a window while we have Mahomes. Why sacrifice the future, when we need to maximize the time we have Mahomes/Andy together. We won with the majority of these players last year. We’re better at receiver already. We need OL as we have no legit LT. No update on when Thuney is available. Fill the roster out with that money, and let the best coach/quarterback/defensive coordinator/TE in the league do what they do best!

Reerun KC still sticks to his guns on that. It’s unbelievable. 3 ****ing rings later. :shake:

Theres a bunch of people who feel the chance at a 3-peat is too alluring not to go all in for.

I agree to an extent. I dont think an all-in is necessary for a 3-peat. We're still a very young team. Let those guys develop, patch the holes in the offense, and I think we have a great shot at it.

Just saw where Sneed passed his physical (reported by Paul Kuharsky). FWIW.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highest Average Paid CBs<br><br>1. Jaire Alexander, $21M<br>2. Denzel Ward, $20.1M<br>3. Marshon Lattimore, $19.52M<br>4. Marlon Humphrey, $19.5M<br>5. Trevon Diggs, $19.4M<br>6. L&#39;Jarius Sneed, $19.1M</p>&mdash;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top CB Guarantees<br><br>1. Denzel Ward, $71.25M<br>2. Marlon Humphrey, $67.3M<br>3. Marshon Lattimore, $58M<br>4. L&#39;Jarius Sneed, $55M<br>5. Jaylon Johnson, $51.4M</p>&mdash; Spotrac (@spotrac) <a href="https://twitter.com/spotrac/status/1772645384084398136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Spotrac (@spotrac) <a href="https://twitter.com/spotrac/status/1772645383052636222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Top CB Guarantees<br><br>1. Denzel Ward, $71.25M<br>2. Marlon Humphrey, $67.3M<br>3. Marshon Lattimore, $58M<br>4. L&#39;Jarius Sneed, $55M<br>5. Jaylon Johnson, $51.4M</p>&mdash; Spotrac (@spotrac) <a href="https://twitter.com/spotrac/status/1772645384084398136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I thought he had a bad knee:hmmm:

It's called "cope" and it's what scorned people do to justify when things don't go their way.


Oh, he's not that good because he grabs too much. He has too many illegal contact / holding / DPI penalties. He has a bum knee. etc.

Yeah, I agree with you there. I guess the CB market has lost trade value then. Sneed is a better player than Marcus Peters but we got a second for him.

It's disappointing any way you slice. Veach said they were happy to keep him but this is a cap dump move.

He does have a bad knee, but teams overlook things all the time.

You have to define what “all in” means.

It doesn’t plundering your team into salary cap hell. That’s full reerun, see Chargers, Saints, ect

He does.

A team physical is just confirming what they know is an issue for the player and to make sure nothing is unknown. They already knew about the knee and concussion issues.

Nobody that has been in the league 4-5 years has a physical with no issues, it’s risk management for team prior to signing the deal.

Contract details are available:

2024 cap hit is only $9.96M
2025 cap hit is $24M

TN has an out in 2026, where they can pay Sneed a $21M cap hit or cut and have $12M dead money.

I can understand to some extent his frustration… leaving a dynasty in KC for a rebuild in Tennessee.

But either he accepts less than his market value to stay in KC… or he decides to get paid.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I didn’t talk to them, I was bitter…Kansas City was like my first love, they showed me the ways, showed me how to be a champion and gave me 2 rings.” L’Jarius Sneed on his NFL offseason move <br><br>The tough part about <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nfl</a> is that as the years go on, we all learn it’s a business &amp;… <a href="https://t.co/Hvdqex5e8j">pic.twitter.com/Hvdqex5e8j</a></p>&mdash; Pivot Podcast (@thepivot) <a href="https://twitter.com/thepivot/status/1827383053137695106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He would come back in a heartbeat if the opportunity presented itself.

Chiefs didn't want to insult J Sneed by lowballing him and offering a below market deal. It sucks we had to let him go, glad he understands it's business.


That's what makes Veach so good is he makes the tough decisions to let people go and work the draft and gets value with his picks.

These guys can't let themselves be honest about this.

"I wanted to maximize my earnings and I had to go elsewhere to do that".

I mean, sometimes that’s the case. But in other cases, the player doesn’t have a choice. The team decides to offer a contract to the player or not and a few guys that have left mentioned KC never offered them a deal.

Even Clark Hunt mentioned this while CJ95 was in limbo…that they were still deciding to offer him a contract or not.

We’re never gonna pay h in even with a discount. McDuffie is an all pro corner and they have been good with developing that position.

They also need the money for Creed, Butker, Trey and Bolton who they are trying to get signed.

This mother****er is aware of the NFL salary cap, right? He's acting like KC spit in his face.

The Chiefs new the price. If he wanted less than the price, he coulda came back. Or maybe they didn't wanna mess with teh knee.

O. City-how would you rate his grill? Was all that work done after he got his big shiny new contract?

I read that exact article yesterday, you can really tell he hated leaving the culture we have here where the vibes are always elevated and cool... but you priced us out Sneed, we couldn't afford you

Now, just like Reek... you will get your money, but will sorely miss the constant winning and winners atmosphere full of comradery

You're rich now, enjoy your 9-7 season

Sneed did the smart thing - The Chiefs probably did as well.

Ultimately I don't think there are any real losers in this deal. KC doesn't have a lot of fat on its cap that cost it a quality guy {cough}FrankClark{coughcough}.

It just worked out the way it kinda had to.

But I'll miss the shit out of Sneed, man. That dude was a blast and a great guy to root for.

And ultimately it seems that if the Chiefs have a choice between an offensive player or defensive player, they'll be more likely to spend the money on an offensive player (and Chris Jones).

But really, I don't even know that it was the cap that cost us Sneed. It was the knee.

I don't think the organization trusted it. If they did, I think they'd have still gotten a deal done.

For sure. I’m rooting for Sneed in all non-KC games. Seems like a great dude and absolutely badass. Hopefully he plays well and gets another big contract.

You’re acting like far more of a bitch by calling him a “mother****er” than he was in this video.

Sneed is awesome. I think the KC defense will miss him this year. Mahomes & the offense will need to put more points on the board this time around if they want to win another ring. Not gonna have two lockdown CB's in the secondary to pull off a 17-10 victory in the Playoffs like they did last year.

How many points do you think Sneed is worth?

I don't know, but in that Baltimore game Sneed directly robbed the Ravens of 7 points by forcing that fumble on the goal line. And outside of that play, Sneed helped the rest of the defense hold the Ravens to 10 points overall in the game.

He will now probably crack the top 50 in players top 100 now that he isn't a Kansas City Chief. They don't want to vote for Chiefs players.

I agree. I don’t think it can be overstated what it means to have 2 lockdown corners versus just 1. I love what McDuffie brings but he’s not going to be the same guy that Sneed was in some coverage capacity (but can be better in other aspects). That’s going to hurt the pass rush and dilute everything the defense does.

Sneed wasn’t as perfect as the “no touchdowns allowed to a WR all year until Shakir in the playoffs” vibe, but he was really transformative and allowed everyone else to thrive.

I’m fine letting him go. Limited resources and it made sense.

The defense likely won't be good enough this season to hold up if the Chiefs offense goes 16 straight possessions without a TD.

Crazy that the Chiefs were able to do that between the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl... and still hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

The good news is the Chiefs offense seems unlikely to be in that position again.

Football doesn’t lend itself to that kind of statistical analysis, IMO.

It’s just too situational.

Same. There is nothing bad I can say about him. He was drafted in the 4th round and easily outplayed that contract. Not once do I recall him ever complaining about it. He just did his job and now he’s reaping the rewards of it. I genuinely hope he has a great season and the rest of his career. His playoff performance last year will always be remembered.

I think we’ve been okay without Sneed so far. Conner has done a great job on blitzing and some coverage/tackling taking over that role.

Watson and McDuffie have been a rock solid CB duo but CB3 has been a problem and we saw that get exposed via the Bengals. Williams and Johnson got picked on and gave up TD’s

I think it’s a bit too early to say definitively.

We look OK for now, but maybe we’ll regret the trade if we have to play the Bengals with a healthy Chase and Higgins, for example.

I’ll take Reid/Mahomes/KC WRs over Taylor/Burrow/blabber mouths in a track meet or scorefest. :)

Could you argue, it was keep Sneed or keep Chris Jones?

Lol no. They've spent 8 million AAV on Danna and 6 million AAV on Gray. We could've kept both and in my opinion we should have. Oh well, we'll see going forward

Doesn't touch Sneed's 19 AAV.

Chiefs are better off signing McDuffie when the time comes.

Last year's defense isn't coming back so holding this squad to that standard is not fair. That was an almost historically great defense for this franchise.

It was like the '18 Chiefs offense.

If the defense gives up 24 points in the Mahomes era they have done their job. Mahomes has to go win the game. That's how this team is constructed.

If they didn't extend Creed you could have easily

I would look at it the exact opposite way; our guys are going to be better the more they play.

They also gave Kelce additional cap money on a non-extension.

Not me. Not as long as he's a Titan. Nothing against him. But the shit compensation that they paid for him pisses me off. I hope that his knee problems keep him from being worth more than a 3rd round pick as long as he's there. Screw the Titans

You hope his knee/career is ****ed because you're upset about a choice the Chiefs made? What the ****?

What does that have to do with Sneed as a player and person? Who cares at this point what Tennessee gave up for him.