The Pittsburgh Steelers need wide receiver help ahead of Week 1 and it was thought that a former teammate of Aaron Rodgers, who was cut by the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday, could be a candidate to join him in the Steel City.
That wide receiver is Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who was one of the surprising cuts around the NFL on Tuesday. MVS played with Rodgers when the two were in Green Bay together from 2018 through 2021.
While Valdes-Scantling was indeed considering the Steelers, he ultimately chose his other top option, the San Francisco 49ers, per to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team.
"Source: The 49ers are signing veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who was just recently released by Seattle," Meirov reported. "Valdes-Scantling was choosing between Pittsburgh and San Francisco."
Valdes-Scantling, 30, was expected to be a starter with the Seahawks in their revamped wide receivers room, so his being cut wasn't expected.
MVS tallied 19 receptions for 411 yards and four touchdowns between stints with the Buffalo Bills and New Orleans Saints last season.
Despite expressing their faith in their wide receivers room, the Steelers are indeed on the lookout for a wide receiver trade. On Wednesday, a rumor surfaced that the team has "checked in" on Las Vegas Raiders wideout Jakobi Meyers, but were rebuffed.
We would expect Pittsburgh to make some kind of move at the position in the days and week-plus ahead before the start of the regular season.
But when that comes and who it is remains to be seen.
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