The Cleveland Browns are expected to start rookie Shedeur Sanders at quarterback in Friday's preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers, according to Cleveland.com. Sanders will get the start as fellow quarterback Kenny Pickett and Dillion Gabriel both deal with hamstring injuries.

Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders will have his opportunity to impress his coaches on Friday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Maybe Shedeur Sanders will invited his dad, Deion Sanders, to the Browns preseason opener here Friday night, because now Coach Prime will have plenty to see. Sanders, the Browns fourth-team quarterback who has yet to take a snap with the first-team offense, is expected to start the game, a league source tells cleveland.com.