Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders will get the first regular-season start of his NFL career when the 2-8 Browns play at the 2-8 Las Vegas Raiders this coming Sunday.

Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward is among Cleveland's defensive players who have gone against Sanders on the practice field from springtime workouts through November. On Wednesday, Ward noted that Sanders throws a "great ball" and is "very accurate."

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"He comes to work every day looking to get better and be himself, so looking forward to seeing how he does with the week of preparation and coming out here and performing," Ward said about Sanders, per Ashley Bastock of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

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