Valdes-Scantling: Rodgers 'one of the greatest teammates you'll ever find'

Free-agent wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has nothing but good things to say about Aaron Rodgers as a teammate.

Valdes-Scantling, who played with Rodgers for four seasons on the Green Bay Packers, came to the New York Jets quarterback's defense Thursday on CBS Sports Radio's "The Zach Gelb Show," calling him "one of the greatest teammates" ever.

"Man, he's one of the greatest teammates you'll ever find," Valdes-Scantling said. "He cares more about his teammates than about the game of football. I think that's something that people don't really understand. Because people get this perception of him that he's this, whatever, this diva or that he's all about himself, and that's the furthest thing from the truth.

"Aaron has taught me so much stuff on the field and off the field. He's a big advocate of mental health and how you approach life, not even just football. The things that he's gone through over the years, he shares that and kind of just lets you know, like, 'Hey, I'm human too. I may throw this football really, really well, but I'm human too, and I have bad days, I have good days.' And just for him to be able to open that up and be a great friend to me, not even just a teammate, be a great friend to me, I'm forever indebted to him."

Valdes-Scantling spent the past two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, winning back-to-back Super Bowls. The team released him in February.

The 29-year-old didn't reveal whether the Jets have expressed interest in signing him but did say that he and Rodgers have been in touch.