Report: Chargers Add WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to Practice Squad
The veteran receiver joins Los Angeles after injuries thinned the depth chart and could earn a spot on the active roster in his ninth NFL season.
- On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Chargers signed wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad, adding veteran depth to the receiver unit.
- Sunday's loss to the Cardinals left the Chargers shorthanded after injuries to Ladd McConkey , KeAndre Lambert-Smith , and Derius Davis , with Lambert-Smith placed on injured reserve for at least four games.
- A fifth-round pick in 2018, Valdes-Scantling possesses 4.2 speed and a 6-foot-4 frame, having previously starred for the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers.
- The Chargers also promoted wide receiver Gary Jennings to the active roster, addressing depth concerns after the unit combined for just 37 yards without McConkey last week.
- Now 32 years old, Valdes-Scantling joins the Chargers seeking an active roster spot for his ninth NFL season as the team stabilizes its wide receiver corps following Week 1 injury setbacks.
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Report: Chargers add WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to practice squad
By Field Level Media Sep 16 (Field Level Media) - Seeking to bolster a banged-up receiving corps, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad, ESPN reported on Tuesday. The move comes in the wake of three Chargers...
Chargers signing 2-time Super Bowl champion receiver
The Los Angeles Chargers are shoring up their depth at wide receiver heading into Week 2. The Chargers are reportedly signing veteran wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling to a contract. According to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, the move comes just hours after Valdes-Scantling wrapped up a workout with the team. Sources: The #Chargers are signing veteran WR …
$29M Former Packers WR Lands With AFC Contender
Green Bay Packers‘ former fifth-round pick Marquez Valdes-Scantling is signing with the Los Angeles Chargers’ practice squad. Valdes-Scantling was reunited with former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, he is joining the Chargers with a chance to make an active roster for his ninth NFL season. Former Green Bay Packers Draft Pick […]
Source: Depleted Chargers adding Valdes-Scantling to practice squad
The Los Angeles Chargers, depleted at receiver after a loss to the Arizona Cardinals, are signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling, 31, to its practice squad, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, adding a veteran who was a 2018 fifth-round choice from USF.
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