The NFL got its first look at Cleveland Browns' rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders on Friday night. In the team's preseason opener on the road against the Carolina Panthers, Sanders received the start due to injuries being nursed by Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.

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.

Cleveland Browns' rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders started the team's first preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. During the game, NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin reacted to the former Colorado Buffaloes quarterback's first start.