L'Jarius Sneed says he isn't hurt. But he also isn't practicing every day.

The Tennessee Titans aren't worried, either way.

Sneed, the Tennessee Titans' big-money offseason acquisition at cornerback who NFL coaches and executives ranked as the fourth-best player at his position in the entire league, practiced for only a few select periods Thursday, the Titans' second day of training camp. He had a busier day in Wednesday's first practice, but he barely practiced at all during OTAs and minicamp in the summer.

For what it's worth, Sneed says he feels fine. He's managing the knee injury that kept him off the practice field most of last season with the Kansas City Chiefs, including the majority of training camp. Beyond that, he doesn't say much about the knee. But clearly it's something that has to factor into Sneed's ramp-up to the season.

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"It’s very frustrating. I can say that," he said. "(The load management) gets to me sometimes. Last year it helped me out on what I need to do and last year you see where it got me. I think it works."

Sneed had a career year, performing as one of the NFL's best cornerbacks. He allowed only 42 receptions on 81 targets, limiting receivers to 9.7 yards per catch while breaking up 10 passes. Only Dallas' DaRon Bland posted a lower passer rating against when targeted last season than Sneed among cornerbacks who were thrown at 80 or more times.

Titans coach Brian Callahan said the team arrived at the choice to handle Sneed's health with safety gloves after conversations with Sneed, team doctors and the Chiefs' training staff. Callahan also said he has no concern about Sneed's ability to emerge as a leader and vocal presence on the defense given his lower-than-average amount of time on the practice field.

Sneed showed a little bit of that Thursday. After his pre-decided reps ended around Period 3 of practice, he was supposed to head back inside for treatment. Instead, he stayed out on the field a little longer to help coach his teammates through drills against the offense.

Sneed's absence was particularly felt with fellow veteran cornerback Chidobe Awuzie absent. Awuzie has a calf injury that Callahan says will force him to miss multiple weeks, pushing younger corners like Tre Avery and rookie Jarvis Brownlee Jr. into bigger roles.

Frustration aside, Sneed is on board with the management plan. And he has his sights on days much more valuable than training camp practices in July.

"I’m healthy, I’ve just got to maintain it and get to Week 1," he said. "That’s all I’m trying to get to."

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Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.

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