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Shedeur Sanders and a 70-yard FG highlight NFL’s first preseason weekend

The Browns rookie QB shows out, the Jaguars’ Cam Little kicks a bomb, and a scary injury scene unfolds in Atlanta.

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Rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders impressed in his preseason debut for Cleveland. (David Jensen/Getty Images)
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The first full weekend of NFL preseason games wrapped up Sunday. It was notable more for the mere fact that teams were back to playing games than for much that will matter once the matchups start to count next month.

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But there was an eye-catching performance by the NFL’s most prominent fourth-string quarterback and most closely scrutinized fifth-round draft pick. There was a harrowing on-field scene in Atlanta. And there was a 70-yard (70!) field goal.

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Mark Maske covers the NFL for The Washington Post. He has covered the NFL and the Washington Football Team since 1998. He previously covered baseball, the Baltimore Orioles, the effort to bring a major league team to Washington, and colleges.@MarkMaske
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