The road to the NFL has not been an easy one for Penn State center Juice Scruggs, which will likely make the payoff that much sweeter when he gets there.
Scruggs entered the Nittany Lions’ program in 2018 and spent his first year as a redshirt. A week before spring practices began in March of 2019, he got into a car accident that saw him escape with a fractured vertebra and a concussion. The road to recovery was difficult, but he healed up to play in 7 games in 2020. For his determination in coming back from such a major injury, he was the co-winner of the Tim Shaw Award, which is given to Penn State players who have overcome adversity and been an inspiration to his teammates.