It turns out that Marquez Valdes-Scantling playing the Seattle Seahawks’ final preseason game was as ominous as it looked.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the two-time Super Bowl champion has been released.

Tacoma News Tribune’s Gregg Bell added that the Seahawks also tried trading MVS but there were obviously no suitors. Valdes-Scantling is a vested veteran, which means he’s accrued enough NFL seasons to not be subject to waivers during cutdown day and is an immediate unrestricted free agent.

The Seahawks signed MVS as a free agent in March after his brief stint with the New Orleans Saints, where he had several big plays under current Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. His abilities as a deep threat (even acknowledging his notoriously inconsistent hands) were the main attra

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