Since coming over from Green Bay, Marquez Valdes-Scantling hasn’t exactly looked like a wide receiver who was in an offense that saw Aaron Rodgers win back-to-back MVPs. In fact, MVS, who has been a 50-50 possession receiver since coming out of the University of South Florida, has seen his production fall off a steep cliff.
Valdes-Scantling was an invaluable member of a Cheifs team that won a Super Bowl last year, hauling in 42 receptions for 687 yards with two touchdowns. However, the 29-year-old’s second season in Kansas City has been plagued by drops, with the latest coming at the most inopportune time.
In Monday night’s 21-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Valdes-Scantling had what would be the go-ahead touchdown hit him right in the hands, only to drop a perfectly thrown pass, which would have likely given Kansas City a 3-point lead with just under two minutes remaining.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling can't quite come up from this bomb from Patrick Mahomes.
Chiefs were that close to pulling out a late victory over the Eagles. pic.twitter.com/7xlkXd146k
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) November 21, 2023
There were videos on social media that surfaced shortly afterward, as Valdes-Scantling let out his frustration in the bowels of Arrowhead Stadium.
angry Marquez Valdes-Scantling pic.twitter.com/HJEG9vdOHG
— GC (@ValverdeSZN) November 21, 2023
After cooling off, MVS addressed the drop and the subsequent criticism he’s received on social media.
“I’m grateful, I’ll be better. And I appreciate the criticism and the support. God put this on me because he knew I could handle it. Gratitude for everything that comes with it,” Valdes-Scantling wrote on Twitter/X.
The Chiefs will need Valdes-Scantling, among others, to be better moving forward, as Kansas City desperately needs more from its wide receiver position.
About Sam Neumann
Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.