Updated March 13, 2026, 12:49 p.m. CT
The Tennessee Titans are planning to launch cornerback L’Jarius Sneed after a tumultuous, disappointing, injury- and scandal-filled two seasons in Nashville, a supply confirmed to The Tennessean on March 13.
Sneed, 29, solely performed 12 video games in two seasons with the Titans. By releasing Sneed, the Titans will incur a lifeless cap penalty starting from wherever between $8 million and $15 million and can save up to $16 million in opposition to the wage cap relying on the designation of his launch.
The Titans traded for Sneed in March 2024, buying him from the Kansas City Chiefs and signing him to a four-year, $76.4 million extension by 2027. Sneed ranked among the many 10 highest-paid cornerbacks within the NFL by common annual worth on the time of the extension and nonetheless ranked No. 12 heading into the 2026 offseason.
The funding did not repay. Sneed arrived in Nashville with a pre-existing knee harm that landed him in a load administration program. As a outcome, Sneed barely practiced throughout coaching camp in 2024, his first summer time with the staff. Nevertheless, Sneed started the season as a starter. He put up blended leads to the primary 5 video games of the season earlier than sustaining a quad harm that, on the time, was not thought to be severe.
That unique prognosis was laughably incorrect. Sneed missed the rest of the season together with his quad harm. He finally admitted to having a small process executed to appropriate the problem heading into the offseason. Later within the 2025 offseason, he additionally had a minor knee surgical procedure to handle the problems he arrived with in Nashville.
Those accidents delayed Sneed’s return to follow, protecting him off the sector all through OTAs and into coaching camp. All the whereas, Sneed was additionally coping with the off-the-field matter of an allegation and eventual indictment stemming from a capturing by a Sneed affiliate in Dallas in 2024 the place Sneed was on the scene and failed to report the incident to the authorities.
Sneed returned to the follow area simply earlier than the conclusion of coaching camp and was deemed wholesome sufficient to play within the season opener, however he was on a restricted snap rely. By Week 2, Sneed returned to his full workload, however that did not final lengthy. Sneed sustained one other quad harm within the Titans’ Week 7 loss. He was rapidly positioned on injured reserve and did not play one other snap or follow with the staff for the remainder of the season.
Sneed completed his Titans tenure with 49 tackles, three cross breakups and no interceptions.
Cornerback depth is a big concern for the Titans, with or with out Sneed. Marcus Harris, one of many Titans’ sixth-round picks from the 2025 NFL Draft, is the one cornerback remaining on the energetic roster. Darrell Baker Jr., considered one of Sneed’s replacements, is a restricted free agent who the Titans will be ready to match provides from different groups on in the event that they’d like to.
Nick Suss is the Titans beat author for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X @nicksuss. Subscribe to the Talkin’ Titans newsletter for updates despatched immediately to your inbox.
