The Pittsburgh Steelers might not need to trade draft picks to add wide receiver help. Per NFL insider Jordan Schultz, the Steelers are working out veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling Monday.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh attempted to sign<\/a> Valdes-Scantling to begin the year after he was released by the Seattle Seahawks. But he chose to sign with the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 practice squad due to injuries that made for an easier path to playing time. Despite that, Valdes-Scantling struggled to find a role. He appeared in five games, catching four passes for 40 yards.<\/p>\n The 49ers placed Valdes-Scantling on injured reserve last week due to a a calf injury.<\/a> He was released from IR the next day, signaling the injury wasn\u2019t serious. The fact he\u2019s working out with Pittsburgh is another clear sign the injury isn\u2019t significant.<\/p>\n Valdes-Scantling, who just turned 31, has a long rapport with Aaron Rodgers. The two were teammates in Green Bay from 2018-2021. During that span, Valdes-Scantling recorded 97 catches for 1,723 yards and 10 regular-season touchdowns. In 2020, he led the league with 20.9 yards per catch. In the years since, Valdes-Scantling has defended Rodgers as a good teammate and countered the often-negative media narrative surrounding him.<\/p>\n After signing with the 49ers, Valdes-Scantling told reporters Rodgers courted him to sign<\/a> with the Steelers instead. Now, the two could reunite.<\/p>\n