Shedeur Sanders' first NFL TD: Browns' rookie QB tosses perfect pass to start career

It was an absolute dime.

Shedeur Sanders rolled left on a bootleg. His first read was covered. His second read was covered. But then he saw a sliver of space to Kaden Davis and tossed in a perfect pass for his first NFL touchdown for the Cleveland Browns.

It came in the opening week of the preseason, on the first play of the second quarter for the Browns at the Carolina Panthers.

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The drive was set up by the Browns' punt coverage, which snagged a muffed punt to give Cleveland the ball inside the 10-yard line.

Sanders had started a bit up and down. He looked impacted too much by pressure, but he also had made a few nice passes already.

It was one of the most highly anticipated preseason debuts of recent times, certainly for a fifth-round pick.

The son of Deion was anticipated as a first-round pick but didn't go until No. 144 in the fifth round. 

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He threw 134 touchdowns at Colorado, and now he's got one in the league, albeit in the preseason.

Sanders got the starting opportunity pretty much by default. The 40-year old Joe Flacco wasn't going to play in the preseason opener no matter what. Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel were both out due to injury. The only other QB active was the veteran Tyler Huntley, who was signed this week.

It was a true opportunity for Shedeur. And at least on his first touchdown pass, he seized the moment.

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