L'Jarius Sneed reiterates desire to stay with Chiefs in '24

The Kansas City Chiefs entered the NFL offseason with two major questions to answer above anything else. One of those still remains.

As the Chiefs approached the beginning of a new league year and free agency, the pressure was on to figure out how to handle the futures of two defensive superstars—namely, what to do with cornerback L'Jarius Sneed and defensive tackle Chris Jones.

The first one was finally addressed last week with the signing of Jones to a record-setting five-year deal that should keep him in K.C. through the end of his playing career. For Sneed, however, the approach has been a bit more muddled since more options have been reportedly on the table for Sneed including a potential tag-and-trade.

The Chiefs cornerback says he wants to be a part of history and chase a third consecutive title.

The Chiefs locked up Jones and have now turned their attention to Sneed, who could be re-signed to a long-term deal or forced to play out a one-year deal worth just shy of $20 million. The other potential play is a tag-and-trade in which the Chiefs accept some form of compensation from an interested team that has the money to pay Sneed on a level the Chiefs cannot (or will not).

On Tuesday, Sneed spoke to reporters while giving back on a local level through his work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City. When asked about where he wants to play, he made it clear he'd like to remain in K.C. and said, “Two is legendary, but three? You never get tired of getting rings,” Sneed said. “Hopefully I’m with the Chiefs. Hopefully I’m still here and we can go back and repeat.”

At this point, anything feels possible between the team and player. Going for a three-peat could change the Chiefs' posture to want to go "all in" on another championship run. That said, the Chiefs are loaded in the secondary with young talent, and paying a corner $20 million this season given other needs feels like a potential misallocation of resources. Then again, Sneed is such a strong asset on the team's defense that the Chiefs would be foolish not to at least try to see if keeping him is an option.

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