One of the crucial in style methods Detroit Lions followers wished the group to amass a top-tier cornerback was to commerce for Kansas Metropolis Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed—who the Chiefs made clear was available on the market. There have been even some rumors the Lions would make a push for Sneed. That may now not be a chance, as late Friday night time, the Tennessee Titans got here to an settlement with the Chiefs to amass Sneed in a commerce.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Titans are sending a 2025 third-round choose and are swapping 2024 seventh-round picks with the Chiefs in return for Sneed. Past that, the Titans have reportedly agreed to a four-year, $76 million deal ($19 million/12 months) contract extension with a whopping $55 million of that assured.
These commerce phrases are lower than most projections previous to free company, as most anticipated not less than a second-round choose in return. Moreover, the $19 million a 12 months common is definitely lower than the worth of Sneed’s deal on the franchise tag (one 12 months, $19.8 million). Nonetheless, with $55 million assured on a four-year deal, it is a large contract for Sneed, who now ranks tied for sixth in common per 12 months amongst NFL cornerbacks, however first in general ensures (if preliminary stories are correct). For comparability’s sake, Chicago Bears’ Jaylon Johnson signed an almost an identical four-year, $76 million deal this offseason however with “simply” $43.8 million assured.
As for the Lions, they made extra modest strikes to overtake their cornerback room. They traded a third-round choose to get Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis and a pair of late-round picks in return. Although the commerce phrases are much like what landed Sneed for the Titans, the Lions inherited only a one-year, $14.5 million contract for Davis, which has since been restructured to decrease the cap hit in 2024.
Along with that transfer, the Lions additionally signed free agent Amik Robertson and re-signed Emmanuel Moseley. However with the sudden launch of Cameron Sutton following an alleged home battery incident, the Lions should be out there so as to add to their cornerback room.