According to NFL Media, after passing up the opportunity to join the Steelers this summer, Marquez Valdes Scantling now plans to sign with them while reuniting Aaron Rodgers as the quarterback. On Monday, the 31-year-old wide receiver worked out with the Steelers. He was released from the 49ers recently, a few days after they placed him in injured reserve due to a calf strain. Valdes-Scantling decided to sign up with the 49ers practice squad in the summer of 2014 instead of joining Steelers, because he felt San Francisco offered him a better chance given the 49ers injuries at his position. While he played in five games during his short time with the 49ers, he only caught four passes for a total of 40 yards.
Valdes Scantling is an eight-year NFL veteran who spent his first 4 seasons in Green Bay playing with Rodgers. Valdes-Scantling, an eight-year veteran, spent his first four NFL seasons with Rodgers in Green Bay.
Valdes-Scantling, who spent four years with Green Bay in Green Bay won two Super Bowls as a Kansas City Chiefs player after his time there City Chiefs and quickly developed a chemistry between him and quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Valdes Scantling was a valuable player in the playoffs. He caught three touchdowns during the 2022-2023 postseason. He caught Kansas’ touchdown pass. City’s Super Bowl LVIII over the 49ers. Valdes Scantling’s first taste postseason success came years earlier in Green Bay. In the 2020 NFC Championship Game, he caught all six targets and scored in the Packers’ 31 to 26 loss to the eventual champ Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Valdes Scantling has spent parts of the last two years with the Saints and Bills. He also played for the 49ers during that time. He’ll be joining an offense in Pittsburgh that has been looking for receiver depth for a long time.
DK Metcalf, a wideout with the Steelers, and Calvin Austin III have been leading receivers. Pittsburgh’s pass game has included Kenneth Gainwell, Jaylen Warren, and tight ends Jonnu Smith Pat Freiermuth Darnell Washington. Valdes Scantling has come to Pittsburgh for many reasons, including the opportunity to play with a team that is in first place. Rodgers’ presence is also a major factor. Valdes-Scantling said to CBS Sports that Rodgers is a competitive person in 2023. “Especially if it’s a situation in which he has to prove someone wrong. “He will live and die on it.”
Valdes-Scantling is the latest ex-teammate of Rodgers to reunite with Rodgers. During his brief stint with the New York Jets, he played alongside fellow Packers Allen Lazard and Rande Cobb as well as Davante Adam. In speaking of Rodgers, the Steelers began the process of moving on from the 35-25 loss they suffered to Rodgers former team this past Sunday. Rodgers said that while the defense was the main culprit for the defeat, the offense also had a role to play. The Steelers failed to convert on third down in the first half, resulting in three Chris Boswell’s field goals. Rodgers replied, “Well just an honest assessment,” when asked afterwards how the Steelers might end their two game losing streak. “I think we have to put our feelings aside, be open to criticism and honest about the things that need to change. Then, we cannot beat ourselves.
In the three losses we suffered, I think there were times when we had chances and hurt ourselves by either making mistakes or playing negatively. We need to stop doing that. “We’ve got to get on the same team on offense and defense and keep the Faith.”
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