The Green Bay Packers moved on from a number of key players from the 2010s over the last few seasons. Aaron Rodgers being traded to the Jets was the nail in the coffin.
This upcoming season the Jets expect to compete for a championship as long as they have a healthy Rodgers under center. Now they’re being linked to a former teammate who could help with those expectations.
Former Green Bay Packers Long-Time Starter May Once Again Play With Aaron Rodgers
According to Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report:
The New York Jets will be chasing a championship with Aaron Rodgers in 2024. While they have one standout receiver in Garrett Wilson and brought in Mike Williams in free agency, adding another talented pass-catcher could help maximize the tail end of the veteran quarterback’s career.
Naturally, many fans may want to link the Jets to former Green Bay Packers No. 1 receiver Davante Adams, but that’s not realistic.
“If I wanted to be gone, I’d be gone by now,” Adams said, per Tashan Reed of The Athletic.
However, the Jets might be able to land another of Rodgers’ former Packers targets, if they’re willing to wait until the end of the summer.
The Buffalo Bills signed Marquez Valdes-Scantling, most recently with the Kansas City Chiefs, in May. He signed on a fully guaranteed one-year, $2.3 million deal, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s a lock to make the final 53-player roster.
The Bills brought back Khalil Shakir, signed Curtis Samuel and used a second-round pick on Keon Coleman. If Buffalo gets to the end of training camp and it doesn’t look like Valdes-Scantling is poised to earn a prominent role, it could still save $1.1 million in cap space by trading him.
Buffalo would save nothing by releasing the 29-year-old outright. With just $7.6 million in available cap space, it might be willing to deal with a division rival.
Valdes-Scantling spent four seasons with Rodgers in Green Bay and could be a capable ancillary target for the Jets. His presence on the rival Bills makes this hypothetical trade a long shot, but it’s still more realistic than New York landing Adams.
Would The Buffalo Bills Already Trade Marquez Valdes-Scantling?
Although his production dropped dramatically between 2022 and 2023, he managed to score two of the most significant touchdowns in the Chiefs’ postseason run: a 32-yard reception to seal the AFC Championship against Baltimore and a 16-yard touchdown catch in Super Bowl LVIII to give the Chiefs their first lead.
Having spent the first four years of his career in Green Bay, Valdes-Scantling came to Kansas City on a free agent contract. In March 2022, he signed a three-year, $30 million contract with the Chiefs.
The Bills are desperate for wide receivers after the trade of Stefon Diggs. It would be surprising to see them move on from anyone. Josh Allen will need all the weapons he can get in 2024.
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