- Multiple Chargers receivers left or were dinged in the Week 1 loss to Arizona, prompting the team to seek immediate depth.
- Valdes-Scantling is a 2018 fifth-round pick with experience on several NFL teams, including Super Bowl-winning seasons with Kansas City.
- He was recently released by the Dallas Cowboys after training camp and will join the Chargers on the practice squad.
- Signing places an experienced perimeter receiver in the building for practice and potential elevation ahead of Week 2.
- No indication Valdes-Scantling was signed to the 53-man roster; his status is practice-squad only per the report.
- The move complements other short-term transactions the Chargers made at receiver this week.
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