Every young football player dreams of one day reaching the NFL. Few could ever dream up their first touch of the football to match TreVeyon Henderson's first moments on an NFL field.

The Patriots' rookie second-round pick, who's been turning plenty of heads on the practice field this summer, was back deep for the opening kickoff of the Patriots' preseason opener against the Washington Commanders.

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With his heels on his own goal line, Henderson caught Matt Gay's kick and burst up the left side of the return unit. He didn't encounter any resistance until the 35-yard line, when he simply cut to his right and made cornerback Noah Igbinoghene flail helplessly while trying to slow him down.

From there, Henderson easily

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