It's safe to assume Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders likely felt a slight bit of vindication as he walked off the field at Bank of America Stadium Friday night in Charlotte.

In the weeks leading up to Cleveland's preseason opener, most of what was said about Sanders was critical — he's likely to be cut or traded, he won't be one of the three QBs the Browns carry during the regular season, he's fourth on the depth chart and likely won't move up anytime soon.

And while some of the criticism he faced was self-inflicted—multiple reports indicated he had terrible pre-draft interviews and gave off hints of narcissism and arrogance—some of it was simply the result of an echo chamber of negativity surrounding the former Colorado signal-caller.

But following his performance

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