Brandon Scherff retires with legendary status in Washington history

Former Washington Commanders guard Brandon Scherff | Todd Kirkland/GettyImagesBrandon Scherff’s arms were too short — 5/8ths of an inch short of the magical 34 inches that NFL teams want in an offensive tackle. So during training camp in his rookie season with the now-Washington Commanders, he was moved to guard.

That came as a disappointment to Washington fans who had been initially sold on the idea that the team had just secured its bookend tackles for years to come. Trent Williams arrived with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2010 draft and began routinely making the Pro Bowl by 2012. Scherff, who came with the No. 5 overall selection in 2015, was supposed to do the same thing on the right…