He was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions college football team for five seasons, but only played in three due to injury.

After a senior college football season in which he faced adversity with the killing of his uncle, Szczerba signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent after the 2012 NFL draft.

Szczerba was selected the 2006 Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in Delaware and earned first-team all state honors both offensively and defensively.

Ed, his father, was a first-team All-State tight end on Salesianum's 1972 state championship team.

[3] Szczerba attended Penn State University and played football under head coaches Joe Paterno and Tom Bradley during his five seasons with the program.