There is not a more intriguing fifth-round draft pick playing in the NFL this preseason than Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders. He made his first appearance for the Browns on Friday night in their preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers and delivered a pretty promising performance that may have given him a nice step forward in the team's quarterback competition.

Sanders played most of the Browns' 30-10 win over the Panthers, completing 14-of-23 passes for 138 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions and running for 19 yards on four carries.

He had the opportunity to play most of Friday's game, given the injuries to Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel.

It was not a perfect performance by any means, and some of the pre-draft concerns that existed with Sanders were absolute

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