Pro Bowler Brandon Scherff quietly retires from NFL at 33 after $111 million in career earnings

 

By Christian Arnold

Published Aug. 14, 2025, 5:41 p.m. ET

A five-time Pro Bowl guard quietly retired earlier this year and it only came out after it was reported on in a spotlight feature done by his alma mater. 

Brandon Scherff retired from the NFL this summer after 10 years in the NFL, a 2025 Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame spotlight feature reported. 

Scherff had played seven seasons with the Washington Commanders organization, earning Pro Bowl nods in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Brandon Scherff (68) started every NFL game he played across 10 seasons, including his final three, which were play with the Jacksonville Jaguars.Getty Images

The NFL All-Pro — who earned the nod in 2020 — spent his last three seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

All told, he made over $111 million over the life of four contract per Spotrac, three with Washington and his final deal with Jacksonville, a three-year, $49.5 million pact in 2022.D

“It’s been something I could never dream of,” he said in the feature. “Sometimes I would tell my wife that she has to pinch me, because I’m playing a kid’s game, and being able to do it as a job is pretty amazing. Now, having kids and being able to see them after games is absolutely wonderful. So I would say it’s a dream come true. And I will be forever grateful to have had that chance.”

In a post on X, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that teams had been told in the spring that he was retiring. 

Scherff was the No. 5 overall pick in 2015 by Washington and during the course of his decade in the league, he played in — and started — 140 games. 

Brandon Scherff retires from the NFL as a one-time NFL All-Pro and a five-time Pro Bowl honoree due to his performance on the offensive line.Getty Images

Scherff, a native of Iowa, was essential to Jacksonville’s surprising run to the AFC Divisional Round in the 2022 playoffs.

He will turn 34 years old this coming December.

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PFF Grades from the Buccaneers preseason win over the Titans

 

Andrew Harbaugh

Buccaneers Wire

August 11, 2025

 

The NFL season will sometimes show us what we want to see from players; other times, we may see something bad when it isn't there. For fans and media, it's essential to have a way to verify and balance information to prevent favoritism or bias from being portrayed in a negative light.

Thanks to PFF, we will always have an extra set of eyes to examine the football game.

The Bucs had few high grades or performances in Week 1 of the preseason. The good should outweigh the bad, as they were able to make it a one-sided showing for the team in a dominant performance against the Titans and Cam Ward.

Here are the best and worst from the PFF grades for the Bucs' win over the Tennessee Titans.

Best offensive grades

TE Ko Kieft 91.3

WR Jalen McMillan 87.6

QB Kyle Trask 86.7

WR Ryan Miller 81.1

TE Tanner Taula 77.7

Worst offensive grades

LG Raiqwon O'Neal 38.2

C Elijah Klein 44.3

RB Rachaad White 46.7

C Ben Scott 51

TE Payne Durham 52.7

Rushing grades

Sean Tucker 73.8

Kyle Trask 73.2

Owen Wright 72.9

Rachaad White 48.2

Best run blocking grades

TE Ko Kieft 89

TE Tanner Taula 88.4

RT Tyler McLellan 80.8

WR Jacob Harris 77.1

WR Jaden Smith 61.9

Worst run blocking grades

WR Ryan Miller 34.8

C Elijah Klein 39.9

TE Devin Culp 42.2

LG Raiqwon O'Neal 42.7

LT Charlie Heck 44.8

Best pass blocking grades

Luke Haggard 84.5

C Ben Scott 83.5

RT Michael Jordan 79.6

LT Charlie Heck 79.4

RB Sean Tucker 78.6

Worst pass blocking grades

LG Raiqwon O'Neal 32.3

TE Payne Durham 34.7

RT Tyler McLellan 41.9

RB Owen Wright 50.7

C Elijah Klein 69.9

Best defensive grades

CB Roman Parodie 90.3

LB Nick Jackson 90

LB Warren Peeples 81.9

LB John Bullock 80.3

CB Jacob Parrish 73.6

Worst defensive grades

DL Dvon J-Thomas 35.6

LB SirVocea Dennis 39.5

Edge Adam Gotsis 41.3

LB Markees Watts 42.2

LB Chris Braswell 43.2

Best run defense grades

CB Josh Hayes 76.4

LB Nick Jackson 73.6

Edge C.J. Brewer 71.6

LB SirVocea Dennis 69.9

Edge Mike Greene 69.2

Worst run defense grades

DL Elijah Roberts 29.5

LB Chris Braswell 31.9

LB Jose Ramirez 40.6

LB Markees Watts 45.7

DL Eric Banks 45.9

Best pass rush grades

DL Elijah Roberts 81.6

SAF Shile Sanders 79.8

LB Warren Peeples 78.1

LB Jose Ramirez 74.1

LB John Bullock 68.3

Worst pass rush grades

LB Markees Watts 50.6

Edge C.J. Brewer 51.6

DL D-Von Thomas 52.3

Edge Mike Greene 52.8

DL Greg Gaines 53.2

Best coverage grades

CB Roman Parodie 90.5

LB John Bullock 88.5

LB Nick Jackson 81.1

CB Jacob Parrish 73.3

CB Bryce Hall 68.6

Worst coverage grades

LB SirVocea Dennis 30.4

Edge Anthony Nelson 49.1

DB Christian Izien 55.2

SAF Shilo Sanders 56.3

 

2 New York Giants named to unusual 'best of' list

 

Serena Burks

Giants Wire
July 5, 2025

We are fully into the NFL's most boring part of the year. The majority of player movement is done, although there will be more when roster cuts come next month. Training camp is still weeks away, and players are working through their respective offseason workouts.

So, while we wait for that, CBS Sports recently compiled a list of the best players wearing every number from 0-99. They went through and analyzed every player wearing each number and determined which player truly "owned" their number.

The New York Giants saw two players land on the list. First up was long-snapper Casey Kreiter.

No. 59 - Casey Kreiter

One of the few unquestioned vets of the Giants, the Pro Bowl long snapper earned a new deal this offseason after another reliable campaign as a special teams captain.

Next up was center John Michael Schmitz.

No. 61 - John Michael Schmitz

This isn't an endorsement of Schmitz as a top-shelf center -- he's still got a ways to go trying to anchor Brian Daboll's offensive line -- so much as an admission that most elite blockers aren't wearing No. 61.

Kreiter isn't a surprise; he's consistent and reliable. Schmitz, well, even the author admitted that not many elite blockers wear that number, so it was more of a lack of competition than owning his number.

Notably absent from this list is Dexter Lawrence. Instead, the authors chose Nick Bosa for No. 97, snubbing Sexy Dexy. They claim Bosa has "enjoyed the greatest peaks when healthy, however, putting on a pass-rushing clinic for several Super Bowl bids in San Francisco."

The Giants will debate that statement all day long.

 

Casey Kreiter Has Been a Rock for NY Giants' Special Teams

 

Kreiter is one of a few Giants players who doesn't have to worry about his job this year.

Patricia Traina | Jun 18, 2025

New York Giants long snapper Casey Kreiter / Andrew Nelles-Imagn Images

 

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If there’s one position on the roster that the New York Giants don’t have to worry about (barring injury, of course), it’s the long snapper.

Veteran Casey Kreiter has held down the post for Big Blue since 2020, playing on a year-to-year contract and providing the Giants with a solid performer. Last season, he had his best year as a pro since his 2018 Pro Bowl campaign with the Broncos.

Kreiter began his pro career in 2014 as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa. He signed with the Cowboys after that year’s draft and spent two seasons with the organization’s practice squad. 

Dallas released Kreiter during the 2015 53-man roster cutdown date after he lost the long snapping battle to L.P. Ladouceur. 

After sitting out the 2015 season, Kreiter signed with Denver the following offseason and won the starting job. His first campaign was limited to ten games after he landed on IR with a calf injury.

Kreiter continued to hold onto the job, his first and only (to date) Pro Bowl coming in 2018 when AFC head coach Antony Lynn personally picked Kreiter as a “need” player. Kreiter became the first Broncos long snapper to be named to a Pro Bowl, the honor coming after he handled 146 snaps flawlessly. 

Kreiter signed with the Giants during the 2020 offseason as a free agent. 

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Casey Kreiter, LS

·         Height: 6-1

·         Weight: 250  lbs.

·         Exp.: 10 Years

·         School: Iowa

·         How Acquired: FA-20 

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2024 in Review

The Giant's special teams captain, Kreiter, had another pristine season with his deep-snapping and also chipped in with a healthy five tackles on punt coverage, a career-high for the soon-to-be 35-year-old long-snapper.

Contract/Cap Info

Kreiter signed another one-year deal with the Giants this past offseason, his sixth consecutive one-year contract. His deal is worth $1.422 million, but only counts for $1.197 million against the team’s cap, as it qualifies as a veteran salary benefit deal. 

That $1.197 million is fully guaranteed and includes a $167,000 signing bonus, which accounts for roughly 0.4% of the Giants’ 2025 cap. 

2025 Preview

Barring injury, the long snapping job is Kreiter’s, who, again, put forth his most productive season last year as a Giant and has shown little to no signs of slowing down. 

NFL All Quarter Century team: Best 53-man roster, coaches

 

Aaron Schatz

Seth Walder

Jun 18, 2025, 06:45 AM ET

 

Coaching staff

Bill Belichick, head coach

We wrestled back and forth here, considering both Belichick and Andy Reid. Reid has the advantage of sustained success with multiple quarterbacks and multiple franchises, but we went with Belichick because of his superior success in the postseason: nine Super Bowl appearances and six Super Bowl championships.

Belichick also won in different ways. His early Patriots teams were more about the defense, highlighted by a game plan that slowed down the 2001 Rams' dynamic offense. The midcareer Patriots were offensive juggernauts. At the end of his New England tenure, the team went back to being defense-first, highlighted by a 13-3 victory in its final Super Bowl. – Schatz

NFL All Quarter Century team: Best 53-man roster, coaches

Aaron Schatz

Seth Walder

Jun 18, 2025, 06:45 AM ET

Right guards (2)

Marshal Yanda

Teams: Ravens (2007-19)
Résumé since 2000: 166 starts, one-time Super Bowl champion, seven-time All-Pro

Yanda's distinguished career with the Ravens included two first-team All-Pro selections. While we don't have advanced blocking metrics for the majority of his career, his numbers were astounding near the tail end. He finished first among guards in run block win rate in both 2018 and 2019 and first in pass block win rate in 2019. -- Walder

Prisco's NFL Top 100 players of 2025

 

Pete Prisco shares his 100 best players entering the new season

By Pete Prisco

June 17, 2025

53. Tyler Linderbaum

Baltimore Ravens | C

Linderbaum has developed into one of the better centers in the league. He is good in the run game, which helped key Derrick Henry's big season in 2024. Expect the Ravens to give him a hefty contract extension in the near future. (Last season: No. 100)

Ravens urgency grows after another glowing evaluation of Tyler Linderbaum

 

Ravens may want to expediate their plans for Tyler Linderbaum's extension after yet another stellar review.

Geoffrey A Knox

Ravens Wire

June 13, 2025

 

It doesn't typically take long to distinguish 'special'. There's a reason why some prospects receive first-round grades and others don't. The Baltimore Ravens saw something in Tyler Linderbaum before making him the 25th player taken during the 2022 NFL Draft. Then again, everyone did.

It isn't typical to discuss the Iowa Hawkeyes and revel in things they are doing on offense. Tyler changed that, for a season at least, but after shining during his final collegiate seasons, every NFL team was on notice as he declared he was ready to conquer the next level, football's highest.

2021 was the crowning jewel as he racked up a lot of hardware for the shelf. In addition to a First-Team All-Big Ten nod (his second), he won the Rimington Trophy and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year honors.

He was also named a Unanimous All-American. No one doubted his talent would translate to the NFL, but just in case there was someone who might have, Mr. Linderbaum has certainly extinguished any concern in which he is mentioned.

Consecutive Pro Bowl nods followed a spot on the 2022 Pro Football Writers Association's All-Rookie Team nods after the 2023 and 2024 Ravens seasons. Now comes the obligatory question about pay. When might an extension come?

The Ravens may want to quicken their plan for Tyler Linderbaum after PFF's recent mention

As seasons pass and the pages of the calendar turn, salaries get more exaggerated and expensive. Don't look now, but time has flown. Tyler Linderbaum enters year four of his rookie contract, and so far, there's been no news of an extension.

By being a first-round draft choice, a fifth-year club option is baked into his deal, but the Ravens seemingly don't want to wait too long to get him squared away. As time passes and he adds to his resume, his price tag is only going to get larger. Public perception also plays a role in things sometimes, and if Pro Football Focus is right in its assessment, Tyler may be staring at a jackpot payday.

PFF stacked the NFL's top 32 centers, and Tyler ranked second, behind only Creed Humphrey of the Kansas City Chiefs. Mason Cameron, the writer of this one, offered his explanation.

"After three seasons of excellent production at the heart of Baltimore’s protection scheme, Linderbaum has proven to be one of the NFL’s premier run blockers. The Ravens center is particularly adept as a zone blocker, where he has earned a 91.7 PFF run-blocking grade on zone concepts across his career, placing him in the 91st percentile at the position."

Postseason accolades and being viewed as the game's second-best center are some stellar weaponry to take to the negotiating table. Neil Cornrich of NC Sports is Linderbaum's agent, and he has to be licking his chops.

Eric DeCosta is one of the best in his field. There is no doubt that he'll get a deal done, but he may have a lot to think about in this case. Following Rashod Bateman's recent extension, several other Ravens need new deals of their own. Linderbaum is among that number, and now he has leverage and growing momentum. We'll see what happens during the coming months.

 

Two Indianapolis Colts legends are one step closer to receiving a massive honor to reward their incredible talent on the field

 

Destin Adams

18 hours ago (jUNE 2, 2025)

 

The National Football Foundation revealed the names on the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot earlier today. 

Two of the names included are all-time great Indianapolis Colts players who certainly deserve to be one of the 12 players that will be a part of the 2026 class for the College Football Hall of Fame for what they were able to do before ever being drafted by the Colts

Dallas Clark

Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Dallas Clark is one of the greatest TEs to ever play for the Colts and was added to their Ring of Honor last season. Before repping the horseshoe, Clark was a two-year starter at Iowa and recorded 1,251 yards and eight touchdowns. His best season came in 2022, when he set career highs with 43 receptions, 742 yards, and four touchdowns. His success at Iowa would lead to him being drafted by the Colts in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft. 

Marvin Harrison 

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Marvin Harrison is undeniably the greatest WR in the history of the Colts. He and Peyton Manning became one of the most dynamic duos in NFL history during their time together with the Colts. Before being drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft, Harrison had a stellar four-year career at Syracuse. He recorded 135 receptions, 2,728 yards, and 20 touchdowns during his collegiate career. His best season came during his senior year, when he set new career highs across the board with 56 receptions, 1,131 yards, and eight touchdowns. His 1,131 yards that year led the Big East, which was the conference Syracuse was in at the time. He went on to become one of the best WRs in the NFL has ever seen, and should without a doubt end up in the College Football Hall of Fame, just like he has already been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.