One of the best Iowa football players in the Kirk Ferentz era just officially announced he’s hanging up the cleats and calling it a career.
Brandon Scherff is one of the best Hawkeye offensive linemen in Iowa history. Scherff’s senior season will go down as one of the best individual seasons by a Hawkeye ever. He was a unanimous All-American, won the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, and won the Outland Trophy, given to the best interior offensive lineman in the entire country. That season established Scherff as one of the greatest offensive linemen in Iowa history.
And that success carried over into the NFL.
Scherff was taken by the then-Washington Redskins with the fifth overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. He spent seven seasons in Washington, where he was named to five Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro in 2020. Following his time in Washington, Scherff signed a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played over the previous three seasons. He was a free agent this offseason, but has now decided to officially retire from the NFL.
In an article put together by John Bohnenkamp to commemorate Scherff’s induction into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame, the longtime NFL guard officially announced his intentions to retire from the game of football.
“It’s been something I could never dream of,” Scherff said. “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.”
Over his NFL career, Scherff appeared in 140 games, starting every single one of them. It was one heck of a professional career for the former Iowa football legend. Scherff will officially be inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame on August 29, one day before the Hawkeyes begin their 2025 season.
Hawkeye fans wish Scherff the best as he begins life after football.
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