Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders made an impressive NFL debut on Friday night.

Sure, it was a preseason game. He nevertheless went from fourth string to starter — and he embraced the opportunity.

His performance prompted an immediate Nike ad. “ Only a matter of time ,” it said, via Pat Benson of SI.com

Time will tell where it goes from here. For now, it’s clear he shouldn’t have fallen to pick No. 144. He fell because, we were told in the aftermath of the draft, he treated the process as if he were being recruited, not as if he were being interviewed.

And that exposes a very real flaw in the apparatus. While it wasn’t particularly wise for the Browns to take Sanders two rounds after selecting quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Sanders was available because the league’s collective how-d

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