Washington has placed the franchise label on right-back Brandon Scherff for the second year in a row, the team announced Monday night.
Scherff will receive $ 18.03 million in the 2021 season – a 20% increase over last season. But Washington still hopes to sign a long-term deal. He has until July 15 to do so, and a source has described the talks so far as amicable.
Scherff, who turned 29 in December, played on the franchise’s label last season, earning $ 15.03 million. He also became the first player in Washington to be named the first All-Pro team under Matt Matt Turk in 1996. Scherff made four Pro Bowls, including the last two.
The coaches liked the way Scherff played inside, but also how well he blocked her moving in the on-screen game.
But injuries were also a problem. Scherff has not played all 16 games in 2016 and has missed a total of 18 games in the last four years. He arrived in the injured reserve in 2017 and ’18.
Washington selected Scherff with the fifth overall selection in the 2015 draft, intending to try him first in attack. But Washington moved the right guard at the start of his first camp and started Morgan Moses on the attack, creating a strong tandem on the right.
While in Iowa, Scherff was named the winner of the Outland Trophy in 2014 as the nation’s best linebacker.