Redskins pick up G Scherff's option, re-sign Nsekhe, Bergstrom
The Washington Redskins have picked up the fifth-year option for guard Brandon Scherff, keeping him under contract through the 2019 season, the team announced Monday.
Scherff, 26, has started all but two games since being drafted fifth overall in 2015, earning Pro Bowl appearances in each of the last two seasons. A sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee kept him out of two contests in the middle of 2017.
After making about $3.3 million 2018, Scherff will earn an average of the top-10 offensive linemen salaries in 2019, a figure that is currently estimated to be around $12.5 million.
Washington also announced the signing of restricted free agent offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe's tender and the re-signing of offensive lineman Tony Bergstrom.
Once a journeyman who dabbled in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League, Nsekhe has emerged as a valuable swing tackle over the last three seasons, filling in ably for left tackle Trent Williams for 11 starts over that span. The team tendered the 32-year-old at a second-round level earlier this offseason, assigning him a salary of $2.9 million for 2018.
Bergstrom, 31, joined Washington in October of last season and wound up playing in nine games (three starts) on an injury-ravaged front. He spent the first several weeks of the season with the Baltimore Ravens before being released and has also spent time with the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans since being drafted in the third round in 2012.
--Field Level Media
