The Tennessee Titans' 2026 spending spree in free agency was both to improve Robert Saleh's roster in his debut season and a result of the dearth of talent this team was handed in the Ran Carthon era. One such mistake was cornerback L'Jarius Sneed.
Two years after agreeing to a four-year, $76 million contract that made the former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback one of the highest-paid defensive players the game has ever seen, Sneed has now found himself in need of a job. The latest Carthon casualty was released after just two seasons.
The Sneed contract was a brutal exercise in Murphy's Law for this franchise, as even those who disliked the signing will have to admit that no one saw Sneed getting hurt this much or playing this badly when he was billed as someone who could lead a major change on the defensive side of the ball.