On Friday night, the Kansas City Chiefs reportedly traded cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans. Once Sneed’s $19.8 million franchise tag salary comes off of the team’s books, we estimate that the Chiefs will have about $26.5 million in salary cap space.
An upcoming piece will analyze what Kansas City may do to replace Sneed’s role in the secondary. Let’s look at some other ways the Chiefs can use the cap space they have created to fill out the roster.
Re-signing remaining in-house free agents
Immediately after the trade, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler—one of the more dependable league insiders covering Kansas City’s front office — suggested the team may look to bring back two contributors to last season’s Super Bowl-winning season: defensive end Mike Danna and tackle Donovan Smith.