Hogs Haven · Jan 27, 2019
Extending Brandon Scherff - a good idea with its own (salary cap) reward
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The Redskins will owe Brandon Scherff $12.5m in 2019, with every dollar of that salary being charged to the salary cap. This is true every year for every former first round draft who is playing on his 5th year option. This also means that there is no dead cap hit if the team decides to cut the player, as the Redskins did with RG3 in 2016.
Let’s be clear about one thing - Brandon Scherff is one of the best players on the Redskins team. He should be extended — not because it will provide salary cap benefit — but because it is the right thing to do.
