Marquez Valdez-Scantling, a familiar figure, has joined one of the Chiefs’ biggest opponents in recent years, the Buffalo Bills.
Brett Veach has been busy this offseason and made the swift decision to cut the two-time Super Bowl winner.
Only 16 days after reclaiming the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the Kansas City Chiefs chose to release the wide receiver for financial reasons.
Chiefs decide to cut. Marquez Valdes-Scantling makes a significant salary cap move
The decision saved the club $12 million on the cap, freeing up valuable funds to deploy in other areas.
Furthermore, the move proved important, as the Chiefs utilized the money to sign Chris Jones, the highest-paid defensive lineman, to a five-year contract extension.
Valdes-Scantling has been patient in the free market for more than two months and has now agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills.
According to Dianna Russini, the fast wide receiver has signed a one-year agreement worth $4.5 million.
During his time in Missouri, the 29-year-old struggled to improve on his 687 receiving yard season in his first year.
Valdes-Scantling always put on a display at important moments of the playoffs.
However, the ex-Chief performed admirably in the crucial playoffs.
MVS had 116 yards on six receptions in the 2022 AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals, including a key score.
The next year, after recording a career-low 315 receiving yards in the regular season, he found his footing in the playoffs.
He caught a crucial 32-yard third down conversion just before the two-minute warning, allowing the Chiefs to run out the time in the AFC Championship Game.
MVS pulled in a game-changing touchdown in Super Bowl LVIII, sending the Chiefs on their path to another championship.
Chiefs go to X to share their opinions on MVS joining the Bills in free agency.
Fans have expressed mixed feelings over their former player signing with an AFC rival in free agency on X.
@Papa03357239 reasonably responded: “I’m a Chiefs fan, and this man is incredibly unreliable when it comes to catching the ball. You never know whether he will catch or not. However, he is a good field stretcher in terms of speed. Just hope he catches it, given how strong Allen throws the ball.
@RowdySal criticized the deal, claiming: “This was an inside job by the Chiefs.”
@LukasHubbard said, “As a Chiefs fan, this is great news.”
@JesusPatMahomes maintained a cheerful outlook: “MVS had a rough go of it at times but he pulled through for us when we really needed him.”
@SnapDragon432 is concerned that MVS may come back to haunt them: “People will laugh at this, but I feel like there’s a non-zero chance playoff Marquez will knock the Chiefs out of the divisional round or something lmao.”
