Shedeur Sanders made his NFL preseason debut on Friday night as the Browns traveled to face the Panthers. It didn't take long for him to throw the first official touchdown pass of his NFL career.
At the end of the first quarter, Browns linebacker Nathaniel Watson recovered a fumble by the Panthers in order to get the ball back after a failed drive by Cleveland. From there, the Browns were immediately set up for first-and-goal on the 10-yard line. On the team's second play of the drive, Sanders threw a pass to Kaden Davis for a seven-yard touchdown.
Shedeur Sanders finds Kaden Davis for the TD!
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Earlier in the first quarter, Sanders showed out by electing to hustle down the field on a third-and-9. He scrambled for 10 yards and succeeded in getting his first NFL first down.
Shedeur with the first down scramble!
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Sanders hasn't been considered a frontrunner for the starting quarterback job this whole offseason as he's been battling against Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco and Dillon Gabriel for the role. Sanders was even put in last on the Browns' first unofficial depth chart of the year. But, with both Pickett and Gabriel out with injuries at the time, Sanders was given the starting job for the preseason opener.
We'll see how his performance on Friday night impacts his status on the depth chart.
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