{"id":1799,"date":"2026-05-28T07:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T00:08:20","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-wide-receiver-marquez-valdes-scantling-has-revealed-that-he-was-highly-open-to-a-return-to-the-pittsburgh-steelers-this-offseason-but-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-delayed-decisio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.drinkfood.info\/?p=1799","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has revealed that he was highly open to a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, but quarterback Aaron Rodgers&#8217; delayed decision timeline forced him to pivot. Valdes-Scantling, who instead signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys, admitted he wanted to play with his close friend in Pittsburgh but couldn&#8217;t wait while Rodgers remained undecided about retiring or returning for the 2026 season.\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Former\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling was open to a return to the team this offseason, but Aaron Rodgers&#8217; decision timeline ultimately led him to go a different route.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Valdes-Scantling stated that though the Steelers were an intriguing option for him in free agency, he instead signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys because he wasn&#8217;t sure at the time whether or not Rodgers was going to either play for the black and gold in 2026 or retire.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">\u201cI was still interested in playing for Pittsburgh,\u201d Valdes-Scantling\u00a0said. \u201cBut I was very adamant on [wanting] to play with Aaron if I was going to go back to Pittsburgh because he\u2019s one of my best friends that I\u2019ve made in this league over my nine-year career. He was still undecided if he was going to go back and play or if he was going to hang it up, so I was like, \u2018Let\u2019s see what else is out there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Valdes-Scantling could still potentially end up back with Rodgers in Pittsburgh if things don&#8217;t work out in Dallas, but for now the pair will not play alongside one another this upcoming season.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden undefined\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_360,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fproduction%2Fall_steelers%2F01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7071,h_4714\/c_fill,w_720,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/production\/all_steelers\/01ksn44xay8k64xkzwen.jpg\" alt=\"Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 text-grey font-group-tiny m-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Dec 21, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (11) catches a pass during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images | Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Valdes-Scantling&#8217;s Brief Steelers Tenure<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">Valdes-Scantling and Rodgers&#8217; relationship began when the former was selected by Mike McCarthy and the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">The two played together for four seasons through the end of Valdes-Scantling&#8217;s rookie deal in 2021. Over 59 games during that stretch, which included 39 starts, he caught 123 passes for 2,153 yards and 13 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">After winning back-to-back Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022 and 2023 before enduring brief stints with the Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, Valdes-Scantling\u00a0reunited\u00a0with Rodgers in Pittsburgh by signing to the team&#8217;s practice squad in early November.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">He\u00a0later signed to the Steelers&#8217; active roster\u00a0on December 15, and he ultimately appeared in five games down the stretch. Across that stretch, Valdes-Scantling recorded 80 yards and a touchdown on 10 catches (21 targets) while logging 198 offensive snaps.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\">He was rather productive in Pittsburgh&#8217;s Wild Card round loss to the Houston Texans, finishing with three catches on five targets for 26 yards in a 30-6 blowout loss at Acrisure Stadium, which marked Mike Tomlin&#8217;s last game as the franchise&#8217;s head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling was open to a return to the team this offseason, but Aaron Rodgers&#8217; decision timeline ultimately led him to go a different&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has revealed that he was highly open to a return to the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, but quarterback Aaron Rodgers&#039; delayed decision timeline forced him to pivot. 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