SANTA CLARA — Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who caught a touchdown pass against the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, is reportedly joining their thin receiving corps.
Valdes-Scantling got released Tuesday by the Seattle Seahawks, who guaranteed him $3 million in the spring only to see him beat out by fifth-round pick Tory Horton.
The 49ers may not stop there. Former Niner Kendrick Bourne is expected to be released by the New England Patriots, NFL Network reported.
The 49ers’ initial 53-man roster featured five wide receivers, though that included three who are injured — Jauan Jennings, Jordan Watkins and Jacob Cowing. The other two are Ricky Pearsall, last year’s first-round pick, and Skyy Moore, who was acquired last week in a trade.
The 49ers also will open their season without Brandon Aiyuk and Demarcus Robinson. Aiyuk remained on the Physically Unable to Perform list and is not expected to debut until Week 6. Robinson drew a three-game suspension from the NFL in the wake of a no-contest, drunken-driving arrest while he was with the Los Angeles Rams last season.
Valdes-Scantling’s deal with the 49ers was initially relayed to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero via the wide receiver’s representatives at the National Sports Agency. The 49ers did not immediately confirm the signing.
Valdes-Scantling has become a NFL journeyman since playing his first four seasons with the Green Bay Packers, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2018 draft. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022-23, with his final game being the Super Bowl win over the 49ers. Last season, Valdes-Scantling was released by the Buffalo Bills in October and finished the season with the New Orleans Saints.
He has 205 career receptions for 3,566 yards and 20 touchdowns with an impressive 17.4-yard average per catch.
Waiver claims were due by 9 a.m. Wednesday and the 49ers exposed a dozen players to that marketplace: offensive linemen Nick Zakelj and Drake Nugent; wide receivers Terique Owens and Junior Bergen; defensive linemen Sebastian Valdez and William Bradley-King; linebackers Jalen Graham and Stone Blanton; cornerbacks Dallis Flowers and Derrick Canteen; safety Jaylen Mahoney; and tight end Brayden Willis. Willis, Mahoney, and Nugent all started last season on the practice squad.
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