3 Former Chiefs Who Failed Miserably With Their New Teams in Week 1

Being the back-to-back reigning Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs obviously can't keep everybody on the roster. Because the team has had so much success, individual players are obviously going to go to other NFL teams for any number of reasons. Maybe they have a better opportunity at playing time elsewhere, or maybe the Chiefs simply couldn't afford to keep them.

Whatever their reasons for leaving, it's always interesting to keep tabs on the guys the Chiefs moved on from.

How did a handful of notable former Chiefs players fare in new NFL cities in Week 1 of the 2024 season? Which ones may have struggled the worst?

1. L'Jarius Sneed, cornerback, Titans

While L'Jarius Sneed was with the Kansas City Chiefs, he became one of the top lockdown corners in the NFL. Trading Sneed for less than what he was probably worth to the Tennessee Titans was undoubtedly the toughest pill to swallow for the entire offseason if you're the Kansas City Chiefs, and because Sneed ended up getting a big-money contract from the Titans, his situation was always going to be one to monitor.

To be even more specific, the Titans gave Sneed a four-year deal worth $76.4 million in total money with 51.5 million in guaranteed cash.

After Week 1 against the Bears, the Titans might be having at least a little bit of buyer's remorse...

According to Pro Football Focus, Sneed had a coverage grade of 35.7 in Week 1, which was way down from his previous years. He finished with an overall grade against the Bears of 38.0, down from 72.5 in 2023 with the Chiefs and 77.7 the year prior.

It was just one game, but it perhaps was a little bit of proof that the grass is always greenest where you water it. There's something to staying in the right situation, which it seems Sneed certainly was with the Kansas City Chiefs.