Buffalo Bills set to welcome free agent WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling

The Buffalo Bills are still looking for ways to improve this roster as training camp approaches. As for the wide receiver position, the Bills signed Curtis Samuel and Mack Hollins via free agency, while selecting Keon Coleman in the second round. However, the Bills may not be done with the wide receiver spot just yet.

Adam Schefter reported that the Bills are welcoming former Packers and Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a free agent visit. Valdes-Scantling recently visited the Los Angeles Chargers, but will now visit the Bills.

Brandon Beane is doing his due diligence on the free agent pool to see if he would be a good fit for Valdes-Scantling. If the Bills were to add Valdes-Scantling, that would be another potential big target for Josh Allen, which would be a different type of offense that Bills fans haven’t seen in terms of height at wide receiver.

Valdes-Scantling spent the first four years of his career with the Green Bay Packers, where his best season came in 2020 (Aaron Rodgers’ MVP season) with 33 catches for 690 yards and a career-high six touchdowns . After four seasons with the Packers, Valdes-Scantling signed with the Chiefs and played only two seasons with them. Over the past two seasons with Kansas City, Valdes-Scantling had 63 receptions for 1,002 yards and just three touchdowns. He was more of a big play or bust type of player. The Chiefs didn’t have the best passing attack last year (Rashee Rice was their best true receiver) and Valdes-Scantling would only have 21 total starts in two years.

If the Bills were to add Valdes-Scantling, he would be a great wide receiver option and would compete for the 5th or 6th wide receiver spot with someone like Chase Claypool. Overall, you can’t blame Beane for at least attending the meeting to see if there was at least some potential for training camp.