The first touchdown of the Cleveland Browns' 2025 NFL season was scored by a Sanders.
Not Shedeur, though.
This is Raheim Sanders, the undrafted rookie out of South Carolina.
His nickname? Rocket.
And he was in the end zone on Sunday afternoon, plunging it in from the goal line.
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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) September 7, 2025
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Is Raheim 'Rocket' Sanders related to Shedeur?
Raheim 'Rocket' Sanders is not related to Shedeur Sanders.
Shedeur's brother Shilo is still a free agent.
This Sanders was an undrafted free agent who spent the summer with the Chargers.
He began his college career at Arkansas, where he played three seasons. The 2022 campaign was by far his best, a 1,443 rushing yard season in which he led the SEC with 6.5 yards per carry and scored 10 touchdowns on the ground.
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He spent his final college campaign at South Carolina. In 2024 with the Gamecocks, Sanders ran 183 times for 881 yards (4.8 ypc) and scored 11 TDs.
He's a huge running back, at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, and he gets moving quite impressively, thus the nickname.
And now he's got an NFL touchdown to his name.
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