DECEMBER 20: Callahan said Friday (via Titaninsider.com’s Terry McCormick) that Sneed is not expected to come back, calling the high-priced cornerback’s injury “very strange” and “significant,” via veteran Titans reporter Paul Kuharsky. This will end a disappointing season for the trade pickup.
Snead both could not do much to help the Titans this season and also left a void in the Chiefs’ lineup opposite Trent McDuffie. The recently extended corner is signed through the 2027 season; his 2025 compensation is fully guaranteed.
DECEMBER 13: L’Jarius Sneed has been sidelined since October, and recent comments from Titans head coach Brian Callahan indicate that the veteran cornerback may not play again this season.
Callahan said it was “iffy” if Sneed returns to the field this year, according to Titans team reporter Jim Wyatt. The 27-year-old played in just five games before he injured his quad. At first, the injury was not believed to be serious, but Tennessee eventually moved Sneed onto injured reserve more than a month after his first missed game.
Sneed spent most of his time on IR with Chidobe Awuzie, who was out for more than two months with a groin injury. Awuzie came back last week, but Callahan seems dubious that Sneed can make a similar return.
The Titans have plenty of reason to be cautious with their star cornerback. They sent a third-round pick to the Chiefs in exchange for Sneed’s services and promptly signed him to a four-year, $76.4MM extension. His $44MM in fully-guaranteed money ranks third at the position and includes $19MM in guaranteed salary in 2025, so Tennessee will be expecting a full season from him next year.
It took more than a month for the Titans to figure out that Sneed’s injury was severe enough to require an IR stint, and the team is already eliminated from the playoffs. Risking a re-injury that could impact Sneed’s future availability would be a short-sighted move from a franchise that is likely considering their 2025 draft position at this point in the season.
A very weird season for this defense, which is ranked high for 10 losses. Brownlee has been a find as a rookie, while Sneed goes from shut-down corner, to shut-down on gamedays. I wonder what happened from signing to injury? Did the contract go to his head? Was he not in peak condition, because the play was bad before the injury happened? The Titans will address their right side of the offensive line in the draft but hopefully they find more players at CB, while hoping Sneed and Awuzie stay healthy next year.
I remember hearing that Indy—who really needed a cornerback—bowed out of trade talks because they were too worried by his medicals to give him a big extension.
To be honest, Awuzie didn’t make any sense to me here, especially coupled with Snead. Awuzie is an decent zone corner, but Snead is a man to man player, which better suited the Titans’ defense. Awuzie doesn’t seem like a complementary player in that regard, but I don’t know the ins and outs of their playbook enough to confirm that. It does seem like an odd fit to me, though.
Snead won’t play another snap for the titans. Mark my word. Terrible trade
Not much point, really.
No Experience Needed, No Boss Over il Your FD Shoulder… Say Goodbye To Your Old Job! Limited Number Of Spots Open…………………….. incomeriches.blogspot..dk
Rats … I know its beyond this thread but extremely disappointed in the Titans game against Indy today … I have liked Brownlee all year but after a furious comeback by the Titans to get the score to a 30-38 deficit, was hoping the defense could get the ball back with a chance and momentum of tying it, but on 3rd and 8, Brownlee plays soft coverage on Pittman Jr, and allows an easy first down catch, that allows the Colts to run out the clock. After playing tight on receivers most of the year, the one time he doesnt, the defense cant make the stop.
Maybe the Titans lose anyway, they were down 38-7, but I was hoping with a defensive stop, they find a way to tie it with the game winding down.