Buffalo Bills continue offseason wide receiver stock with signing of Marquez Valdes-Scantling

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have added another receiver, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, to reshape a position group that lost two starters, including Stefon Diggs.

The Bills announced the signing of the sixth-year player to a one-year contract on Tuesday, a day after Valdes-Scantling visited the team for a workout.

At 6-foot-4, 206 pounds, he is a two-time Super Bowl champion after spending the last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he combined for 63 catches for 1,002 yards and three touchdowns. Among his most notable catches was a 16-yard TD reception in Kansas City’s 25-22 Super Bowl victory over San Francisco in February.

Selected in the fifth round of the 2018 draft by Green Bay, he spent his first four seasons with the Packers, where he had 123 catches for 2,153 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Valdes-Scantling, 29, goes from catching passes from Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City to Josh Allen in Buffalo.

He joins what is becoming a crowded receiver group of free agents and castoffs that the Bills brought in this offseason to make up for the loss of Diggs, who was traded to Houston last month, and the departure of free agent No. 2 receiver Gabe Davis.

The two combined for 152 catches, 1,929 yards and 15 of Allen’s 29 touchdown passes last year.

Buffalo used its first draft pick to select Florida State’s Keon Coleman at 33rd overall last month.

Buffalo’s veteran free agent additions at receiver include Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins, Chase Claypool and Quintez Cephus.

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