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Best Remaining 2024 NFL Free Agents Available Entering June | Bleacher Report
OG Brandon Scherff
At this point in the offseason, the offensive linemen have been picked over and then some.
The top tackle available may well be Jedrick Wills, a 2020 first-round pick who was so bad in Cleveland that the Browns made no effort to re-up him. Most of the interior linemen left are aging veterans nearing the end of the line, and some are also coming off significant injuries.
Brandon Scherff is the former—by the time to 2025 season concludes, he will be 34. But after battling injuries over seven seasons in Washington, he played in all 51 games over his three-year stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
And Kyle Soppe of PFSN believes he was quietly one of the best pass-protecting guards in the league last year:
“Scherff played all 17 possible games for the third consecutive season after five straight seasons in which he missed at least three games every year. He didn’t allow a single sack in 592 pass-blocking snaps last season. Among guards, only Trey Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs (665) had more pass-blocking snaps without allowing a sack.”
Admittedly, the five-time Pro Bowler wasn’t as effective as a run-blocker a year ago—PFF graded him 97th among guards in that regard. But there’s a reason why he has been linked to a number of teams, including Super Bowl contenders such as the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.
The more depleted the available offensive linemen become, the better Scherff looks. And he’s likely mulling multiple offers.
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14. Gardner Minshew II, Kansas City Chiefs
Minshew went from a productive starting stint for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023 to a disastrous starting role with the Raiders last year. The Minshew Mania rollercoaster saw a combined 20 starts in the past two seasons. He won’t be expected to play as Patrick Mahomes’s backup in Kansas City. Minshew had a cozy stint with the Eagles, starting only four games in two seasons after two up-and-down seasons with the Jaguars to start his career.
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs entered this offseason as the highest-paid tight end in the NFL, but two new players overtook his average annual value of $17.1 million over the last two months. Trey McBride of the Arizona Cardinals signed a four-year, $76 million extension in early April, then George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers came back around and signed a four-year, $76.4 million extension that made him the new highest-paid tight end in the league.
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