NFL Team With 2x Pro Bowl QB Urged to Pursue Shedeur Sanders originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders is going to get a taste of his first in-game action at the NFL level on Friday as he'll be the starter for the team's preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers.

For Shedeur Sanders, who famously fell from a projected top-five pick all the way to the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, he made the most of his NFL debut and may have just crashed the party in the Cleveland Browns crowded quarterback room.

Friday night marked the preseason debut of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Sanders got the start for the Browns against the Carolina Panthers and led the Browns to three touchdowns. He finished the game with 138 passing yards on 14-of-23 passing,