The deal comes a day following the Chiefs traded star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins.
wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling signs a contract for three years and 30 million dollars that can escalate up to 36 million dollars with the Kansas City Chiefsa source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
with the movement, Valdes-Scantling passes from receiving passes from NFL Most Valuable Player reigning, the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgersto an ex NFL Most Valuable Player in the quarterback of the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes.
The agreement comes a day following the Chiefs will trade star wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins.
For the Packersit’s another receiver the team will have to replace, following trading star wide receiver Davante Adams a Las Vegas Raiders In the past week.
The speed Valdes-Scantling has averaged 17.5 yards per catch since entering the NFL in 2018, the fourth-highest average in the league over that period. He is the only player in the league to rank in the top 10 in yards per catch in each of the last three seasons (among those with at least 25 receptions).
Valdes-Scantling27 years old, also joined James Lofton as the only players in the history of the Packers with at least 25 receptions and averaging at least 15 yards per catch in each of his first four seasons in NFL.
After playing every game throughout his first three seasons, Valdes-Scantling he missed six games last season, five with a hamstring injury and one more with COVID-19. That limited him to just 26 receptions (tying his career low) for 430 yards (his career low) and three touchdowns.
A fifth-round pick for the Packers in 2018, Valdes-Scantling he dropped 12 passes in his first three seasons combined, but went through the entirety of the 2021 season without a pass drop, according to data from ESPN Stats & Information.
He has 123 receptions for 2,153 yards and 13 touchdowns in 59 career games.
Information from Rob Demovsky was used in the writing of this note.
