The Philadelphia Eagles, along with general manager Howie Roseman, have never shied away from making significant offseason expenditures in order to plug major voids in the squad.
Roseman could make some significant changes to overhaul Philadelphia’s cornerback room after witnessing the secondary deteriorate sharply in the second half of the 2023 season, which included a postseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers marked by subpar tackling.
When free agency gets underway on March 13 of next year, the Eagles may want to keep an eye on Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed.
Sneed to the Eagles is the offseason move that ESPN’s Matt Bowen most wants to see occur in the upcoming weeks.
The ESPN article “L’Jarius Sneed signs with the Eagles” is written by Bowen. Philadelphia’s first aim in the offseason is to upgrade at cornerback. The Eagles acquire one of the best veteran free agents in Sneed, who can contribute to the team’s success in Vic Fangio’s scheme and excel at covering.
Sneed finished his 2023 season with two tackles in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl triumph and shutting down the 49ers’ potent receiving group.
Sneed, who was anticipated to be among the most sought-after free agents available, restricted opposition quarterbacks to a pitiful 55.9 passer rating while he was covering receivers, who averaged only 9.7 yards per reception, according toCan the Eagles Afford to Sign L’Jarius Sneed?
When it comes to making last-minute roster changes in the summer, Roseman is nothing if not aggressive.
To name a few of Roseman’s audacious moves over the past few seasons, the Eagles have signed veterans like Ndamukong Suh and Julio Jones, dropped veteran cornerbacks James Bradberry and Darius Slay into the secondary, and acquired star wide receiver A.J. Brown in a draft weekend trade with the Tennessee Titans.
It would be true to form to acquire Sneed, and the Eagles are one of the clubs with the financial flexibility to enable a big-name acquisition.
The Eagles are expected to have little over $19.92 million in cap space as free agency draws closer, per OverTheCap. That’s before budget-saving measures like renegotiating the contracts of expensive veterans or releasing underperforming players like safety Kevin Byard to free up cap space.
There will be a choice for the Chiefs to make.
The Chiefs and general manager Brett Veach
may have trouble re-signing both Sneed and All-Pro defensive lineman Chris Jones.
Not even Sneed is certain he’ll return to Kansas City.
“I hope to be here, but you never know what will happen.” During an appearance on Up and Adams, Sneed stated. “I sincerely hope so. We can’t both stay with them. I hope they got enough for us both. However, they will undoubtedly make it happen. I really hope so.
In the event that Sneed becomes a free agent, Spotrac predicts the 27-year-old will be able to fetch a four-year deal that could be worth up to $65 million spread over four seasons, or an average of $16.3 AAV. With the deal, Sneed would be the league’s tenth-highest paid cornerback.
Sneed has demonstrated his worth during the first four seasons of his career, playing a premium position and racking up 303 total tackles, 10 interceptions, and 6.5 sacks.
