The Philadelphia Eagles, who lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32-9 in the Wild Card Round, will be hoping to improve in the offseason. Everybody has an opinion about who ought to be included in such updates. The secondary is one area the Eagles will be focusing on improving, and ESPN’s Matt Bowen suggests that cornerback L’Jarius Sneed of the Kansas City Chiefs might be a possible target in that area.
When asked what one offseason move he would want to see, Bowen had the following to say:
“CB L’Jarius Sneed affixes an Eagles contract. Philadelphia’s first aim in the offseason is to upgrade at cornerback. The Eagles acquire one of the best senior free agents in Sneed, who can contribute to the team in Vic Fangio’s system and excel at covering.”
Vic Fangio, Philadelphia’s new defensive coordinator, will undoubtedly need a lot of assistance in the secondary. Sneed might make a great addition in the future.
Here’s some background on L’Jarius Sneed as he’s being connected to the Eagles more often lately.
Sneed was chosen by the Chiefs with the 138th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He has recorded 303 tackles, 40 deflections, 10 interceptions, and two Super Bowl rings in the four seasons that have passed since then.
He caused wide receiver Zay Flowers of the Baltimore Ravens to fumble in the fourth quarter of this year’s AFC Championship game, which Kansas City recovered from. The Chiefs advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance thanks to that play, which also helped to preserve the victory.
At cornerback, the Eagles could use a little more of that big-play potential. Furthermore, Sneed should still have a few productive football years ahead of him at 27.
In the end, though, Sneed won’t be the only cornerback available, nor will the Eagles be the only team interested in his talents. Therefore, there is no assurance that the two will get married. We’ll just have to wait and see whether the Eagles choose to pursue that route, even though it makes sense on paper.
