L'Jarius Sneed's first year in Tennessee was cut short.
After missing all but the opening five games of the 2024 season due to a quad injury, the cornerback recently declared himself fully recovered, ready to make amends for a disappointing Titans debut.
"I'm healthy. I'm healthy as I've been," Sneed told NBC 6 News, via Buck Reising. "Last year, my first year, didn't go as planned, but, you know, it's time to come out and show the world what God's been instilling in me this entire year. I'm ready to get back on the field, that's my life, that's what I do for a living. I missed the whole year and have to remind everybody who L'Jarius Sneed is."
Sneed joined Tennessee last offseason in a cost-avoiding move by the Chiefs, who had placed the franchise tag on him before finding a trade partner in the Titans.
A pivotal part of Kansas City's most recent two Super Bowls, Sneed was expected to help close the skies in Tennessee, which had finished 2023 as a middle-of-the-road defense.
Instead, Sneed never got fully going. He managed just 23 tackles without a pass defensed or interception across five contests before getting knocked out for the year. The Titans thereafter fell to the league's 30th-ranked D in scoring, allowing more passing yards than all but six other clubs.
The Titans didn't make any major moves at the cornerback position this offseason, instead waiting for Sneed to mend to try a do-over at helping transform Tennessee's secondary into a top unit.
He had 10 career interceptions, 40 passes defensed, 6.5 sacks and four forced fumbles before getting traded; he'll serve as a major asset Tennessee can deploy in a number of ways as it looks to provide rookie QB Cam Ward with as much support as possible by limiting points from opponents.
As long as he stays healthy, Sneed should make good on his mission to remind the league who he is -- the Titans will be counting on it.
