Without Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb are the only receivers with experience and chemistry with Aaron Rodgers.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid took advantage with a lot of quick game, which added up to easy catches and plenty of yards after the catch for Hill. Valdes-Scantling lacks Hill’s build and instant acceleration, but he should be more involved in the game plan. I mean, the slant for a touchdown is a great hands catch, a great route and then not just that, but it’s a great hands catch and extension to the end zone to get that touchdown. After leading the NFL with a 20.9-yard average in 2020 and a big-time training camp this past summer, expectations were high entering the season. In 60 career games, including four in the playoffs, Valdes-Scantling had six 100-yard games. I don’t really go into it thinking this is going to be my night, because I think every night is going to be my night.” According to PFF, he had zero drops – a major leap forward in his game – but also didn’t break any tackles. one year for Green Bay) and the quarterback (Patrick Mahomes). Winfree had two fumbles and one drop in his limited snaps. The Packers had been trying to retain Valdes-Scantling but the price moved out of their budget a few days ago. That’s the Marquez that we all know and love.” It is a three-year deal worth at least $30 million and up to $36 million. Nice catch on an underthrown ball in the first half and then he had some really important catches.
The Chiefs have agreed to a three-year contract with wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The speedy Valdes-Scantling has averaged 17.5 yards per catch since he entered the NFL in 2018, which is the fourth-highest average in the league over that span. The agreement comes a day after the Chiefs traded star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is signing a three-year, $30 million deal worth up to $36 million with the Kansas City Chiefs, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Chiefs are signing former Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a three-year, $30 million deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL ...
He had 26 catches for 430 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games last season. But he's also getting a four-year, $120 million extension from the Dolphins. As noted by Pelissero, Hill was clocked at 21.91 mph in Week 14 of the 2020 season, per Next Gen Stats, and the only ball carrier who has been clocked a faster time in the past two seasons is Valdes-Scantling at 22.09 mph.
The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed with wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a $30 million, three-year contract to help replace the departed Tyreek ...
Coleman spent two seasons with the Browns, catching 56 passes for 718 yards and five touchdowns, before he was traded to the Bills for a future seventh-round pick. He wound up playing 11 games and catching 26 passes for 430 yards and three touchdowns. It also comes less than a week after the Chiefs landed JuJu Smith-Schuster with a club-friendly, one-year deal in the hope that he’ll bounce back from a shoulder injury.
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and LB Willie Gay Jr. were excited by the Marquez Valdes-Scantling signing.
The first player to react was Chiefs LB Willie Gay Jr., who spouted praise for GM Brett Veach before retweeting the news that Valdes-Scantling had signed. The most important reaction, however, came from Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. He said goodbye to Hill and hello to Valdes-Scantling in a matter of hours, but he seemed pumped to welcome his new speedy 6-foot 4 and 205-pound wideout on Twitter. The Chiefs signed former Green Bay Packers WR Marques Valdes-Scantling on a three-year deal on Thursday. The former fifth-round draft pick comes to Kansas City after racking up over 2,000 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in the last four seasons with Green Bay.
The Kansas City Chiefs continued to remake their wide receiver corps on Thursday, adding veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling via free agency.
We often get caught up in the larger-than-life nature of the NFL and its stars, but it's important to remember that every professional football player is working toward the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. In 2020, Valdes-Scantling had 33 catches for 690 yards and six touchdowns. In fact, according to Next Gen Stats, Valdes-Scantling reached the top speed of any wide receiver on a single play this past season when he topped out at 22.09 miles-per-hour during a 75-yard touchdown grab. That play was indicative of Valdes-Scantling's ability to stretch the field vertically. "He played in 11 games last year and had 26 catches for 430 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the NFL in yards-per-reception (20.9) that season.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling has a skill set that could've fit the Bears offense. Instead, MVS goes to KC where he'll catch passes from the 2018 MVP.
You know where to send the checks, and not to Drake from State Farm either. While the early reports of the Chiefs trade of Tyreek Hill were coming out, there were hints that Valdes-Scantling could be the target as a replacement to fill the void left behind. Sure, it began yesterday with the Chiefs recouping draft capital and clearing Hill’s contract off the books.
Move over D-Rob, there's a new No. 11 in Kansas City.
The Chiefs have officially announced the signing of former Green Bay Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Chiefs team reporter Matt McMullen shared a picture of Valdes-Scantling holding up his new jersey. It’s not the No. 83 that Valdes-Scantling wore with the Packers, but instead the number that Valdes-Scantling last wore at the University of South Florida. The newest member of the Kansas City Chiefs is set to wear his college jersey number with his new team.
The Chiefs pounced one day after trading the explosive Tyreek Hill.
A restricted free agent, Bates’s rights were retained by the Bills last week when the team tendered him a one-year, $2.433 million contract. It also comes less than a week after the Chiefs landed JuJu Smith-Schuster with a club-friendly, one-year deal in the hope that he’ll bounce back from a shoulder injury. TV cameras captured Watson walking into the team’s facility shortly before noon.
Per the report, the speedster's three-year pact is worth up to $36 million. Following the trade of Tyreek Hill, it was clear that the Chiefs needed to fortify ...
Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has signed a 3-year, $30 million deal with the Chiefs, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
The team will need to bring in more help as they try to build their wide receivers back up, but this is a start. During that season, the veteran wideout recorded 33 receptions (63 targets) for a career-high 690 yards. Valdes-Scantling’s best game of the season came against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 11, where he posted four receptions (10 targets) for 123 yards and a touchdown.
The former Packers deep threat agreed to terms on a three-year pact worth $30MM. The Packers still had hopes of re-signing MVS, but the four-year veteran will ...
As a result, Valdes-Scantling will shift to another MVP quarterback. Marquez Valdes-Scantling is committing to Kansas City on a three-year deal, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com tweets. Valdes-Scantling visited Kansas City on Wednesday, shortly after the news broke Hill was being granted permission to seek a trade.
Pelissero adds the deal can be worth up to $36 million in incentives. Kansas City had Valdes-Scantling in town for a visit and his speed will be critical for ...
Valdes-Scantling, 27, was a fifth-round pick by the Packers out of USF back in 2018. In 2021, Valdes-Scantling appeared in 11 games for the Packers and caught 26 passes for 430 yards receiving and three touchdowns. According to Tom Pelissero, the Chiefs have agreed to terms on a deal for WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling for three years and $30 million.
The Kansas City Chiefs are signing former Green Bay Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a three-year deal per report.
Right now, Valdes-Scantling is the only receiver the Chiefs have under contract beyond the 2022 NFL season. He certainly gives the team a nice boost as they head into the 2022 NFL draft, also likely looking to add to their receiver position. A former fifth-round draft pick out of the University of South Florida, Valdes-Scantling has been one of the top deep threats for Green Bay for the past four seasons.
The Chiefs lost a lot of speed on Wednesday when they traded All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins. A day later, they've gained at least a ...
He can make up to $36 million over the life of the deal, thanks to potential incentives. Injuries limited the veteran to 11 games in 2021, when he logged a career-low 26 catches for 430 yards. Valdes-Scantling will make $18 million over the first two years of the deal, per Tom Pelissero, all of which is fully guaranteed.
Valdes-Scantling was a fifth-round pick in the 2018 draft and played out his rookie contract with the Packers. He missed several games with a hamstring injury ...
But Valdes-Scantling at least has a track record of performance with one of the game’s other elite quarterbacks. In 2020, the speedy wideout caught 33 passes for 690 yards with six TDs and led the league at 20.9 yards per reception. But he still caught 26 passes for 430 yards with three touchdowns in 2021.
The Packers renewed their efforts to re-sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling after trading Davante Adams to the Raiders.
The Packers were just barely under the cap and would have had trouble signing anyone before the Adams deal surfaced. The Packers, from the start of free agency, were expecting Valdes-Scantling to sign with another team, mostly because they couldn’t fit his expected salary into their cap. In four seasons, Valdes-Scantling has 123 catches for 2,153 yards (17.5-yard average) and 13 touchdowns.
Going deep: 10 potential replacements for Marquez Valdes-Scantling in 2022 NFL draft · 1. Alec Pierce, Cincinnati · 2. Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama · 3. Reggie ...
He puts a lot of stress on the defense in space with his speed and toughness to create YAC. Gray also brings special teams value as a return man. With his track-like speed, Nailor has the ability to take the top off a defense. He’s a terror with the ball in his hands. He stacks the cornerbacks and is able to get behind the defense. He may be on the smaller side (5-11) but he has a huge catch radius and does a great job of high-pointing the football. Probably not, but Gutekunst has shown that he’s not afraid to take players in the first round that won’t provide an immediate impact for a contending team. The Alabama wide receiver just has a different gear. The Baylor wide receiver has natural hands and good build-up speed to challenge cornerbacks vertically. The Nevada wide receiver is a big target, with a huge catch radius. He put some of the question marks about his recovery to bed when he ran a 4.42 40-yard dash at SMU’s pro day. He eats up cushion without breaking stride and he has the long speed to keep defensive backs honest. Tolbert has been one of the best big-play threats in college football over the past two seasons.
The Chiefs have signed Valdes-Scantling to a three-year deal, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The 27-year-old, who caught 26 of his 55 targets for 430 yards and three TDs in 11 games with Green Bay last season, will bring a field-stretching element to a Kansas City wide receiver depth chart that also includes JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman, with further depth likely to arrive via free agency and/or the 2022 NFL Draft. Per the report, the speedster's three-year pact is worth up to $36 million. The Chiefs have signed Valdes-Scantling to a three-year deal, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The Kansas City Chiefs reportedly are signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a three-year deal one day after trading Tyreek Hill.
Green Bay traded Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders for a first-round pick and second-round pick in the 2022 draft. Valdes-Scantling isn’t the only receiver the Chiefs brought in this offseason. As part of the trade, Hill reportedly inked a whopping four-year, $120 million extension.
From now until training camp, receiver will be the most important roster need for Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst to address.
Gutekunst used a similar strategy in his first draft with the Packers, selecting cornerback Jaire Alexander in the first round and returning to the position for Josh Jackson in the second. It’s a trendy need position for the Packers this time of year, but never in recent offseasons has it been as dire as it is now. So while the Packers need receivers, they specifically need big-play speed at the position. Valdes-Scantling had a catch of at least 40 yards in 18 of his 57 games with the Packers, an astounding 31 percent. DK Metcalf will be a popular option, considering the trade rumors revolving around the Seattle Seahawks receiver. The additional, premium draft picks give Gutekunst flexibility to make a trade for a talented veteran. Valdes-Scantling simultaneously led the NFL in yards per catch. Gutekunst will have an extra first- and second-round pick in next month’s draft after trading Adams to the Raiders last week. They met that reality Thursday with Valdes-Scantling agreeing to sign a three-year, $30 million contract worth up to $36 million with the Kansas City Chiefs, a source confirmed. The Packers have plenty of needs to choose from, among them outside linebacker, offensive tackle and even depth at positions such as cornerback, inside linebacker and defensive line. Behind Lazard, the Packers have veteran Randall Cobb and 2021 third-round rookie Amari Rodgers. The package had a consistent theme.
A former fifth-round draft pick in 2018, Valdes-Scantling spent four seasons catching passes from Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. Now, he's taking his talents to ...
My days consist of going to the dog park in the offseason and hanging out playing video games.” Valdes-Scantling recorded the second-fastest speed (22.09 mph) of any ball carrier in the NFL last season. He finished seventh in the NFL among rookies in receiving yards that year while playing less than 65% of the offensive snaps in Green Bay. He’s always been a bit underrated and seems that he has a chip on his shoulder because of it. The path that Valdes-Scantling took to get to Kansas City was a long one. Outside of football, Valdes-Scantling has an entrepreneurial side. The Kansas City Chiefs have signed former Green Bay Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a three-year deal.
The Kansas City Chiefs had competition from the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints when it came to signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
Instead, the Chiefs swooped in during the “final hour” to make Valdes-Scantling a three-year offer. The thing about Valdes-Scantling’s deal is that it’s been reported by The Athletic’s Nate Taylor, that it’s effectively a two-year deal worth $18 million. This move, however, was an integral part of Brett Veach and Andy Reid’s plan to rebuild their WR corps after trading away Tyreek Hill.