New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest) upgraded to a full participant in practice on Thursday. This was an improvement for the veteran receiver after he had been limited on Wednesday.

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (chest) logged a limited practiced on Wednesday ahead of the Week 18 game against Tampa Bay. The veteran receiver has been an extreme boom-or-bust option who surprised with a WR2 finish in Week 10 and caught touchdowns in three straight

Wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling faces a matchup versus the 29th-ranked passing defense in the NFL (244.9 yards allowed per game) in Week 18, when his New Orleans Saints meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

The New Orleans Saints may be without wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling as they face the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field for Monday Night Football.

Valdes-Scantling was a limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a chest injury.

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Scantling’s stats on this page. In the passing game, Valdes-Scantling has been targeted 34 times, with season stats of 378 yards on 16 receptions (23.6 per catch) and four TDs. He also has one carry for four yards.

After missing last week's shutout loss to Green Bay, veteran receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is back in the Saints lineup vs. the Raiders.

The New Orleans Saints will be short a wide receiver against the Packers on Monday Night Football. Saints News Network's John Hendrix reports that wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be OUT due to an illness. He was battling through flu symptoms earlier in the week.

With no practice reps to speak of for No. 1 QB Derek Carr (left hand) this week, Valdes-Scantling appears as if he'll be on the receiving end of passes from rookie Spencer Rattler yet again.

NEW YORK (AP) The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation):

New York Jets Davante Adams, New York Giants Malik Nabers and New Orleans Saints Marquez Valdes-Scantling are officially playing in their respective games per NFL insider Adam Schefter. Nakobe Dean, Damar Hamlin, Shaq Barrett and Curtis Samuel are all out.