<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bills-news-marquez-valdes-scantling-positive-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling get positive injury update after scary neck injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/0Bills-Marquez-Valdes-Scantling-get-positive-injury-update-after-scary-neck-injury0.jpg"></figure><h1>Bills’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling get positive injury update after scary neck injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-18T11:39:32-07:00">August 18th, 11:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-18T11:42:37-07:00">August 18th, 11:42am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It has been a rough preseason for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who seems in danger of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-2-time-super-bowl-champion-in-danger-getting-cut">not making the 53-man roster</a>. And <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-marquez-valdes-scantling-suffers-worrisome-neck-injury-vs-steelers">a recent injury didn’t help</a> matters. But Valdes-Scantling got a positive injury update after his scary neck injury.</p><p>“X-rays came back negative for #Bills WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling (neck), per source. Status for this week is uncertain but this is a positive after he left last night’s game on a cart,”<br>ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on an X post.</p><p>Valdes-Scantling came to the Bills in May, signing a one-year deal.</p><h2><b>Bills WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling hoping to stick around</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Buffalo-Bills-WR-Marquez-Valdez-Scantling.jpg"><figcaption>© Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>Valdes-Scantling played the last two season with the Chiefs, starting 10 games and totaling 21 catches for 315 yards and a touchdown. He also had one rather famous drop — even though quarterback Patrick Mahomes magnanimously took the blame for it, according to Sports Illustrated — that <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/11/21/patrick-mahomes-took-blame-costly-incompletion-marquez-valdes-scantling" rel="noopener">played a key role</a> in a late November loss to the Eagles.</p><p>However, Valdes-Scantling came to the Bills with two Super Bowl rings, and a had a touchdown reception in last year’s title game against the 49ers. He started his career with the Packers, playing from 2018-2021. His best season included 690 yards receiving and six scores in 2020.</p><p>It appeared Valdes-Scantling had been turning the corner with the Bills. Josh Allen said he believed a <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-josh-allen-marquez-valdes-scantling-groove" rel="noopener">chemistry had developed</a> recently with the veteran receiver, according to Sports Illustrated.</p><p>“Obviously a late start with him, coming to OTAs fairly later than most guys, obviously signing him late in the process,” Allen said. “Just getting to know him as a guy and feel his body language on the field, we’ve just been behind with the time.</p><p>“We’ve really gotten into a groove and understand how he’s thinking, he understands how I’m thinking. He’s a very smart player. He’s been on a lot of really good offenses in his past, (and) been around some really good quarterbacks. He knows what he’s talking about, he’s got that experience. It’s good to lean on that.”</p><h2><b>What did Joe Brady say about Marquez Valdes-Scantling?</b></h2><p>Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady agreed with Allen, saying Valdes-Scantling has been looking comfortable in the Bills scheme.</p><p>“If you’ve been in these practices the last few weeks, you can see his comfort level of him being able to make plays both down the field, just intermediate roles, he’s comfortable in the offense now,” Brady said.</p><p>Will this injury will keep Valdes-Scantling off the 53-man roster? He’s currently listed as a second-teamer, behind starters Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, and Curtis Samuel. Mack Hollins and K.J. Hamler are also listed as backups on the Bills depth chart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling get positive injury update after scary neck injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bills-news-marquez-valdes-scantling-suffers-worrisome-neck-injury-vs-steelers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling suffers worrisome neck injury vs. Steelers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Marquez-Valdes-Scantling-suffers-worrisome-neck-injury-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bills’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling suffers worrisome neck injury vs. Steelers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-17T20:32:43-07:00">August 17th, 8:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-18T05:36:23-07:00">August 18th, 5:36am</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Buffalo Bills <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-steelers-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-preseason">engaged the Pittsburgh Steelers</a> in their second NFL Preseason matchup of the 2024 campaign. The Bills won 9-3 but not without receiving a handful of worrisome injury report updates. Most notably, wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling suffered a neck injury that saw him <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1824973208358900198" rel="noopener">exit the game with no return</a>, per Ari Meirov.</p><p>In addition to Valdes-Scantling, the Bills had three other contributors receive untimely updates. Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (knee), defensive tackle Austin Johnson (calf), and tight end Quintin Morris (shoulder) also did not return to Saturday’s contest.</p><p>Hopefully, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and the rest of those on the Bulls’ injury report undergo speedy recoveries.</p><p>Valdes-Scantling spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, where he set a sound foundation. Valdes-Scantling’s best year in Green Bay came in 2020 when he amassed a career-high 690 and six touchdowns. Two years later, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs and continued his stout production.</p><p>In 2022, Valdes-Scantling accumulated 687 yards and two TDs. He comes off a 2023 season with totals of 315 yards and one TD in 15 games. The 29-year-old looks to help the Bills’ receiving core stay strong after a massive offseason change.</p><h2><b>Can Bills stay afloat after major offensive change? </b></h2><p>In April of 2024, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-acquires-stefon-diggs-blockbuster-bills-trade">Bills pulled off a blockbuster trade</a> that sent former star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans. Diggs was an integral part of Buffalo’s offense for several years. He joined the team in 2020 after five years with the Minnesota Vikings and made an immediate impact.</p><p>During the 2020 season, Diggs amassed a career-high 1,535 yards along with eight TDs, amassing his first and Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors. He continued to perform stoutly for three more years, earning three more Pro Bowl selections.</p><p>Diggs totaled 1,183 yards and eight TDS during the 2023 season. He and the Bills hoped to make a deep playoff run, but the team lost in the second round to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.</p><p>With Diggs no longer on the roster, star QB Josh Allen will have to use other weapons in the offense. Allen looks to continue being one of the best offensive players in the league in 2024 as he and Buffalo aspire to remain competitive in the AFC East.</p><p>The Bills’ win over the Steelers moved their NFL Preseason record to 1-1. They will play one more contest against the Carolina Panthers before starting their Week 1 campaign against the Arizona Cardinals on Sep. 8.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills’ Marquez Valdes-Scantling suffers worrisome neck injury vs. Steelers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bills-news-buffalo-sign-marquez-valdes-scantling-newest-josh-allen-target');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bills set to sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling as newest Josh Allen target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bills-news-Buffalo-set-to-sign-Marquez-Valdes-Scantling-as-newest-Josh-Allen-target.jpg"></figure><h1>Bills set to sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling as newest Josh Allen target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-14T05:40:36-07:00">May 14th, 5:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-14T06:39:20-07:00">May 14th, 6:39am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Buffalo Bills have seen quite a bit of turnover at the wide receiver position this offseason, and things aren’t exactly looking great for them at this spot after they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-houston-acquires-stefon-diggs-blockbuster-bills-trade">traded</a> Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans and lost Gabe Davis in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jaguars-news-jacksonville-planning-sign-gabe-davis-3-year-contract">free agency</a> to the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, they’ve been hard at work revamping the position for Josh Allen under center, and they added another weapon to the offense for him on Tuesday morning.</p><p>The Bills still have pass-catchers in Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid, and Dawson Knox at their disposal, and they went out and signed Curtis Samuel in free agency while also picking Keon Coleman in the 2024 NFL Draft. They aren’t done adding to the position, though, as they have signed former Kansas City Chiefs wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1790356082377826407" rel="noopener">one-year, $4.25 million deal</a> in free agency.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bills are giving former Chiefs WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling a one-year deal worth up to $4.5 million, including a $1.125 million signing bonus, per source. <a href="https://t.co/ktwuCM7r5x">https://t.co/ktwuCM7r5x</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1790356082377826407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Bills get Josh Allen a big-play threat in Marquez Valdes-Scantling</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Marquez-Valdes-Scantling-of-the-Chiefs.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Valdes-Scantling has made a career out of being a speedy big-play threat who can create separation down the field on deep routes. He’s not a number one wideout by any stretch of the imagination, but when he works alongside a crop of other talented playmakers, he can make his mark on games when the ball comes his way.</p><p>The 2023 campaign wasn’t all that great for Valdes-Scantling (21 REC, 315 YDS, 1 TD), as he struggled to make an impact as one of the bigger threats in their offense. He was much better in the postseason, though, (8 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD), and he played a big role in helping Kansas City win their second straight title, as his lone playoff touchdown came in their 25-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58.</p><p>Now, Valdes-Scantling will be tasked with coming in and helping out Allen in this new-look offense. There are certainly going to be some bumps that this unit endures along the way given how productive Diggs and Davis were for Allen, so adding a veteran presence with a Super Bowl winning pedigree should help the team out at least a little bit in 2024 and beyond.</p><p>It’s been quite a career for Valdes-Scantling, as he’s gone from catching passes from Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers to doing the same thing with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Now, he will be joining another elite quarterback in Allen, with the hope being that he can stretch the field for him and connect on a few big plays throughout the season.</p><p>While MVS lands with the Bills here, they weren’t the only team interested in adding him to their offense. Among the several other teams that were <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1790362415143493842" rel="noopener">interested in adding him</a> were the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers, and while both teams certainly need help at wide receiver, Valdes-Scantling hopped onboard with Buffalo, as they seem to be the team closest contending for a championship out of the bunch.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MVS fielded interest from several other teams, including the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chargers</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Saints?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Saints</a>, before opting with Josh Allen and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bills</a>. <a href="https://t.co/yGzHPrB73O">https://t.co/yGzHPrB73O</a></p><p>— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href="https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1790362415143493842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Given the need for wide receivers, the Bills and their fans should be excited to see the team bring in another talented pass-catcher, even if he isn’t a de facto number one receiver. Valdes-Scantling certainly seems excited to be joining the Bills, as he quickly put out a one-emoji tweet shortly after news of him landing in Buffalo broke.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="art">🏁 <a href="https://t.co/xAc4VDqK3f">https://t.co/xAc4VDqK3f</a></p><p>— Marquez V-S (@MVS__11) <a href="https://twitter.com/MVS__11/status/1790371318480654428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Valdes-Scantling is a solid complementary wideout, and considering all the talent the team has lost at this spot throughout the offseason, bringing him in on a cheap one-year deal makes a lot of sense. He’s not going to be their top producer, but if all goes well, he could rack up a couple of touchdowns on the year, while providing a steadying presence for Buffalo in their wide receiver room in the wake of Diggs and Davis’ departures.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bills set to sign Marquez Valdes-Scantling as newest Josh Allen target

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marquez-valdes-scantling-perfect-jets-free-agent-target-after-chiefs-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marquez Valdes-Scantling is perfect Jets free agent target after Chiefs release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/marquez-valdes-scantling-is-perfect-jets-free-agent-target-after-chiefs-release.webp"></figure><h1>Marquez Valdes-Scantling is perfect Jets free agent target after Chiefs release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-28T11:10:11-08:00">February 28th, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-28T11:10:11-08:00">February 28th, 11:10am</time><address><a>Jim Cerny</a>Jim Cerny is in his third decade as a sports media professional, with experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and front office executive. He has worked for The New York Times, NHL.com and Sporting News, among other outlets, and was the Digital Content Producer and beat reporter for the New York Rangers. Cerny has also hosted several talk shows and podcasts and was the play-by-play Voice of the New York Islanders and two minor league baseball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Jets are looking to upgrade at the wide receiver position this offseason. So, a certain transaction by the Kanas City Chiefs on Wednesday should have caught New York’s attention.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-kansas-city-12-million-marquez-valdes-scantling-contract-decision" rel="noopener">Chiefs released</a> two-time Super Bowl champion Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who was due a $12 million salary cap hit next season. The 29-year-old is coming off a down season, when he had only 21 catches and one touchdown. But Valdes-Scantling stepped up in the postseason with eight receptions, including three and a TD in Kansas City’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O17DfQco2JQ" rel="noopener">25-22 victory</a> over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Marquez Valdes-Scantling is being released by the <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chiefs</a>. </p><p>This crazy catch iced the AFC Championship game, sending Kansas City to Super Bowl LVIII! <a href="https://t.co/tynq1kNhMu">pic.twitter.com/tynq1kNhMu</a></p><p>— NFL UK (@NFLUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLUK/status/1762858914356347289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Why Marquez Valdes-Scantling is excellent free agent fit for Jets</b></h2><p>Valdes-Scantling should be of interest to the Jets for several reasons, along with being a Super Bowl champ. First, he can spread the field with his speed, opening things up for New York’s stud receiver Garrett Wilson. Valdez-Scantling has averaged 17.0 yards per reception in six NFL seasons and has 16 TD catches.</p><p>Second, he’s a much cheaper option in free agency than top-tier targets like Mike Evans and Calvin Ridley. That would allow the Jets the financial breadth to pursue another receiver, like Travis Boyd or Josh Reynolds. It’s imperative the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-new-york-sneaky-free-agents-sign" rel="noopener">Jets fill multiple holes</a> behind Wilson at wide receiver, as opposed to adding another star. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/biggest-needs-jets-must-address-2024-nfl-offseason" rel="noopener">Jets also have</a> a myriad of other issues to address on offense, notably their line.</p><p>Finally, Valdes-Scantling played four seasons with the Green Bay Packers and was a teammate with Aaron Rodgers. That familiarity doesn’t guarantee success – just see how Randall Cobb failed last season in New York – but having a connection to Rodgers is a plus.</p><p>Valdes-Scantling’s best season was with Green Bay in 2020 when he caught six TD passes and averaged a whopping 20.2 yards on 33 receptions.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Rodgers is on a mission. 45-yard TD to Marquez Valdes-Scantling with time running out in the first-half. That's two TD passes in a span of 24 seconds for Rodgers. <a href="https://t.co/vrE7ajMXWq">pic.twitter.com/vrE7ajMXWq</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1305213395294093313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>There are holes in the 6-foot-4, 206-pound receiver’s game. His drop rate was 12.5 percent in 2023 and an unacceptable 17.5 percent in 2020. That said, he didn’t have a single drop on 49 targets with the Packers in 2021.</p><p>He can be a bit maddening with his inconsistency. But if the Jets seek multiple receivers, Valdes-Scantling should be on their short list of options this offseason.</p><p>A day after Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-mecole-hardman-throws-shade-nathaniel-hackett-failed-new-york-stint" rel="noopener">trashed the Jets</a> and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett for his brief, failed tenure in New York, they have a shot at another former Chiefs wideout. They must be hoping Hardman hasn’t gotten in Valdez-Scantiling’s ear about the Jets or else all bets could be off about his availability to play for them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marquez Valdes-Scantling is perfect Jets free agent target after Chiefs release

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Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In their road to another Super Bowl title, wide receiver was arguably the most questionable position for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. However, with contract questions across their roster, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marquez-valdes-scantling-refuses-to-admit-hes-struggled-this-season" rel="noopener">the Chiefs are letting</a> one receiver enter free agency.</p><p>Kansas City <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1762855193647972566" rel="noopener">has released</a> Marquez Valdes-Scantling, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-travis-kelce-chris-jones-join-patrick-mahomes-in-helping-free-up-cap-space" rel="noopener">Chiefs will save</a> $12 million of cap space.</p><p>With Chris Jones becoming a free agent, Kansas City seems determined to signing him to a long-term contract extension. Kansas City also used their franchise tag on L’Jarius Sneed and could trade him if the cornerback becomes too pricey in long-term contract negotiations. The Chiefs might need wide receivers, but Valdes-Scantling’s $12 million contract was too much for the team to stomach.</p><p>Especially considering the WR’s play throughout the 2023 season. Over 16 games, Scantling caught 21 passes for 315 yards and a touchdown. He was ninth on the team in receptions. While his yardage ranked fourth, it certainly isn’t the production Kansas City is hoping for from a $12 million player.</p><p>After Scantling’s release, the Chiefs now rank 17th in the league with almost $29 million available in cap space. However, signing Chris Jones to an extension would take a massive bite out of whatever is available. The defensive tackle’s play in their run to the Super Bowl may give Kansas City no choice.</p><p>Marquez Valdes-Scantling will walk away from the Chiefs with a championship ring of his own. He’ll now search free agency for another team that could offer him that opportunity. Kansas City will go back to the drawing board at receiver while hoping to lock up their stars to long-term deals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
27.3	645.2	11.7	49

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
27.3	645.2	11.7	49

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