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A boom-or-bust storyline ahead of Kansas City Chiefs training camp is the return of cornerback L’Jarius Sneed.
Less than three years ago, Sneed was a shutdown cornerback in the Chiefs’ defense. He has objectively underperformed since that championship season in 2023, leading to his release by the Tennessee Titans with two years remaining on a four-year deal that guaranteed Sneed $55 million.
Soon, we will find out if Sneed can perform like the player worthy of that contract just a few years ago. It
is clearly Sneed’s goal ahead of this season.
L’Jarius Sneed Issues Tough 4-Word Message After Chiefs Return | Heavy Sports
Now at 29 years old, Snead inked a league minimum deal of $1.215 million to rejoin the Chiefs (on top of the $3 million Tennessee must pay him in 2026) and will return to his origins in hopes of reclaiming his identity and putting his mark back on the NFL in what will be his seventh professional season.
“Reclaim who I am,” Sneed told KTLA News of his intentions in 2026.
“Not to prove anything, but to show people I am who I was,” he continued.
Best fantasy performances in Kansas City Chiefs history | Griffon News
#3. Larry Johnson, October 29, 2006
Stats: 155 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 26 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TDs
Game: KAN vs SEA, 35-28 Win
Fantasy points: 42.1#2. Priest Holmes, November 24, 2002
Stats: 197 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TDs, 110 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TDs
Game: KAN vs SEA, 32-39 Loss
Fantasy points: 48.7#1. Jamaal Charles, December 15, 2013
Stats: 20 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TDs, 195 Receiving Yards, 4 Receiving TDs
Game: KAN vs OAK, 56-31 Win
Fantasy points: 51.5
None of Sneed, Kohou, Roland-Wallace or Canady made our list of the top 25 Chiefs entering the 2026 season, but all four have a path to become a starter and one of Kansas City’s most vital defenders this year.
For now, Canady may have the longest path. That’s not cause for alarm; Canady is still the team’s best-case long-term solution, potentially building an excellent young trio with Delane and Williams in 2027 and beyond. But with three more veteran players ahead of him, he’d have to prove quite a lot in camp to take the starting role.
Pre-Camp Breakdown: Evaluating the Chiefs Group of Defensive Backs | The Mothership
Prior to joining the Chiefs, Knowles was starter at nickelback at Florida State in 2024, tallying 32 tackles, four pass-breakups, two tackles-for-loss and a sack in 12 games.
It’s also worth mentioning that the 5-foot-10, 189-pound Knowles recorded a 41-inch vertical jump at his pro day last year that would have led all cornerbacks at the NFL Scouting Combine.
His continued development as a potential slot corner and ace special teamer will be something to watch in camp.
Noah Gray has 17 games to escape the Chiefs hot seat | Arrowhead Addict
If Gray can return to his career-best form from 2024—437 yards, 40 receptions on 49 targets, five touchdowns, and 25 first downs—then maybe that will prove to the Chiefs that he can be a reliable TE1. Maybe.
But even then, those kinds of numbers still might not be enough. And if having the best season of your career isn’t enough to save your job, which very well might be the case for Gray, then I can’t imagine how a seat could get any hotter than that.
Hot seat verdict: A steep decline in production and a high price tag mean Gray’s seat is hotter than the surface of Mercury (867° F), the hottest planet in our solar system. 9.5/10.
Around the NFL
Packers, DT Devonte Wyatt agree to terms on three-year, $57M extension | NFL.com
A former 2022 first-round pick out of Georgia, Wyatt’s career in Wisconsin has included glimpses of top-tier potential but has also been hampered by his injury struggles. In Wyatt’s last two campaigns, he’s played in 24 of 34 regular-season games and saw his 2025 season cut short by season-ending fibula and ankle injuries.
When healthy, Wyatt rounded into form in his second and third seasons, logging 10.5 sacks and 59 tackles between 2023 and 2024. He posted higher rates of production in 2025, too, tallying another four sacks and 27 tackles in 10 games before spending the remainder of the season on injured reserve.
NFL All-Backup Team: Could a roster of bench players contend? | ESPN
We’re going to take a flier on Fulton, who was impressive under Jesse Minter with the Chargers in 2024 before earning a two-year, $20 million deal with the Chiefs in free agency. Injuries cost him most of his debut season in Kansas City, though it never seemed that he persuaded defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to give him more significant playing time. The Chiefs are rebuilding their cornerback room, but I’d expect Mansoor Delane, L’Jarius Sneed and Nohl Williams to be the top three options, opening up the opportunity to add Fulton or former Dolphins starter Kader Kohou to this lineup.
More ESPN, NFL Network layoffs are coming Tuesday | Pro Football Talk
ESPN’s clunky, on-air termination of NFL analyst Ryan Clark was just the beginning.
Via Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, ESPN and NFL Network are expected to have more layoffs on Tuesday.
It’s an unavoidable consequence of ESPN absorbing NFL Network. Tasks are necessarily duplicated. Now that the dust has settled on ESPN’s April 1 acquisition of NFL Network and other NFL Media assets (with the NFL securing a 10-percent stake in ESPN), Disney is about to kick up some fresh dust by issuing pink slips
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