The Chargers are shaking things up on their wide receiver depth chart, signing veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler broke the news on September 15, 2026, and honestly, this move is a loud shout for help from Los Angeles.
Chargers’ WR Room Is a MASH Unit
Look, when you’re bringing in a 31-year-old veteran to your *practice squad* mid-season, it means things are getting rough. The Chargers’ receiving corps has been absolutely battered early in this 2026 campaign. They’ve got Ladd McConkey dealing with a rib injury, KeAndre Lambert-Smith nursing a hamstring, and Derius Derives out with an undisclosed issue. Lambert-Smith even got put on injured reserve just this Tuesday. It’s a revolving door out there, with the Chargers pulling Gary Jennings off the practice squad just to fill Lambert-Smith’s spot on the active roster. You can practically hear the medical tape unwrapping from here.
MVS: A Career Journey Man Lands in L.A.
Valdes-Scantling, who spent training camp with the Cowboys before getting released on cutdown day, is now getting another shot. He’s a familiar face around the league, drafted by the Packers in the fifth round back in 2018 and spending his first four seasons in Green Bay. Since then, he’s basically collected stamps on his football passport, suiting up for the Chiefs, Bills, Saints, 49ers, and Steelers. The dude’s got some mileage on him, totaling 219 receptions for 3,686 yards and 21 touchdowns over his career. While those numbers are solid, landing on a practice squad tells you where things are at.
This is a depth move, plain and simple, born out of necessity. Will MVS get activated? With their current injury luck, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before the Chargers need to call his number.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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