Former USF receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling didn’t make the 53-man roster for the Seattle Seahawks, but he walked away with a lovely parting gift: A $3 million payout.
Valdes-Scantling, 30, signed a one-year $4 million contract with Seattle in March. It included $3 million in guaranteed money.
He entered the NFL in 2018 after his career at USF. In his time in the league, Valdes-Scantling played with quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay, Patrick Mahomes at Kansas City, and Josh Allen at Buffalo before ending last season with the New Orleans Saints.
He won two Super Bowls with Kansas City and caught the first TD pass for the Chiefs in their 2023 win.
It wouldn’t be unusual to see him get an opportunity with another team that needs a veteran receiver.
So stay tuned.
This is what we know about how other former USF players fared on cut-down day. We'll update as more information comes available.:
DT Decarius Hawthorne – He was waived by the L.A. Rams, who picked him up from Buffalo after the Bills signed him as an undrafted free agent.
RB D`Ernest Johnson – TBA
OG Donovan Jennings – He spent last year on Green Bay’s practice squad.
RB Nay`Quan Wright – TBA
LT Bayron Matos –TBA
OT RJ Perry -- TBA
DT Bruce Hector -- He was waived on Tuesday by San Francisco. Hector played for USF from 2013 to 2017. He has played for nine different NFL teams, as well as the Arlington Renegades in the United Football League.