Colorado fans knew this was coming.

Whether it was the anonymous pre-draft comments questioning his character or the infamous draft weekend slide to the fifth round or the recent lack of reps at training camp, it’s like outsiders forgot what Shedeur Sanders looks like when he steps into a game setting.

When the former Colorado star made his NFL preseason debut Friday night against the Panthers, it all looked awfully familiar.

On a third down on the first possession, Sanders sensed the blitz from the first-team Carolina defense and scrambled to his right for a first down with his legs. We saw that plenty of times at Folsom Field the last two years.

On the first play of the second quarter, he faked a handoff and rolled to his left, floating a perfect pass into a tight window for a touchd

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