Valdes-Scantling's first-team reps have dwindled amidst a slow start to training camp, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports. Chase Claypool's absence due to a toe injury might've seemed like an opportunity for Valdes-Scantling to get more reps and deep targets, but Buscaglia notes that the former Packer/Chief has mostly been working with backups and not making any noise. Valdes-Scantling could end up on the roster bubble, even though his $1.125 million base salary is guaranteed and the Bills paid him a $1.125 million signing bonus, i.e., they're paying him $2.25 million no matter what.
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Team
Buffalo Bills
Birthdate
10/10/1994 (29)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'4", 206 lbs
Draft Info
2018: Rd 5; Pk (GB)
Birthplace
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Position
WR
College
South Florida
Experience
7 seasons
Career History
Buffalo Bills
2024-Present
(1 season)
Kansas City Chiefs
2022-2024
(2 seasons)
Green Bay Packers
2018-2022
(4 seasons)
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Valdes-Scantling's first-team reps have dwindled amidst a slow start to training camp, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports. Chase Claypool's absence due to a toe injury might've seemed like an opportunity for Valdes-Scantling to get more reps and deep targets, but Buscaglia notes that the former Packer/Chief has mostly been working with backups and not making any noise. Valdes-Scantling could end up on the roster bubble, even though his $1.125 million base salary is guaranteed and the Bills paid him a $1.125 million signing bonus, i.e., they're paying him $2.25 million no matter what.
The Bills are slated to sign Valdes-Scantling to a one-year contract worth up to $4.5 million Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Valdes-Scantling was released by the Chiefs back in February, and he now lands with another AFC powerhouse. Buffalo's revamped wide receiver corps, which lost Stefon Diggs via trade and Gabe Davis to free agency, could use a deep threat to complement Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel and rookie second-round pick Keon Coleman. Working as the No. 4 man on the depth chart could be an ideal situation for Valdes-Scantling to contribute, though if utilized only as a situation downfield target, he's more likely to slightly raise Josh Allen's ceiling than carry standalone value. Across 16 regular-season games last year, the 29-year-old compiled a career-low 21-315-1 receiving line.
Kansas City is releasing Valdes-Scantling, saving the team roughly $12 million in cap space, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. Valdes-Scantling's only chance of remaining with the Chiefs would have been to restructure the final year of his three-year, $30 million contract. Kansas City's cap savings by cutting the veteran wideout are, as it stands, a necessity for a team hoping to retain both L'Jarius Sneed and Chris Jones. Valdes-Scantling did little across 16 regular-season games in 2023, with just 21 catches for 315 yards and one touchdown on 42 targets. Back in 2022, he essentially doubled that production in one extra game played. The 29-year-old deep threat will now look to find a complementary role in a wide receiver corps elsewhere in the league.
Valdes-Scantling pieced together his best effort of the season last week against the Chargers, notching three grabs for 84 yards and a score, but he could not replicate that output in Sunday's contest despite the Chiefs trailing a healthy portion of the contest. He did finish the game with his second-most targets (four) this season, but the veteran can be left off most fantasy rosters at this point.