Marquez Valdes-Scantling‘s Payments go to has confirmed to be fruitful. As first reported by Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Community, the veteran wideout has a Buffalo settlement in place.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter provides this one-year pact features a $1.125M signing bonus. The deal carries a most worth of $4.5M, and it eliminates one other receiver from the post-draft free-agent market. Valdes-Scantling will goal to offer Buffalo with a vertical risk within the group’s vastly totally different 2024 wideout setup.
The Payments misplaced Gabe Davis in free company when he inked a three-year, $39M cope with the Jaguars. Davis proved himself to be an efficient area stretcher throughout his 4 years in Buffalo, averaging 16.7 yards per reception. It was little shock when he departed, although, because the group turned its consideration elsewhere to the pass-catching corps.
On the time of Davis’ departure, Stefon Diggs was nonetheless in place because the Payments’ prime receiver. He was dealt to the Texans in April, nonetheless, making a notable emptiness when it comes to targets within the Buffalo passing assault. Curtis Samuel was added in free company, and (after buying and selling down twice) the group used its prime draft decide on Keon Coleman. Quarterback Josh Allen was on board with deciding on the Florida State product, and it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how their chemistry develops in 2024 and past.
Valdes-Scantling spent the previous two seasons in Kansas Metropolis, serving to the group win back-to-back Tremendous Bowls. The 29-year-old solely noticed his catch share (51.2%) enhance barely in comparison with his tenure in Inexperienced Bay, and points associated to drops will little question be a speaking level in the event that they proceed this season as he joins the Payments. Valdes-Scantling additionally met with the Chargers earlier than his Buffalo summit, however he has elected to affix Allen and Co. as they give the impression of being to enhance on final 12 months’s run to the divisional spherical.
Buffalo’s change to Joe Brady as offensive coordinator halfway via the 2023 marketing campaign noticed the group lean extra closely on the working recreation. That can probably proceed this season, with tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox every having a notable function. The receiver room will look a lot totally different, nonetheless, and Valdes-Scantling will look to carve out a beginning spot forward of free company subsequent offseason.
