Overview
- In a preseason game in Cleveland, Hamlin intercepted a Shedeur Sanders pass that had been tipped into the air before he secured the turnover.
- After the pick Hamlin performed Sanders' signature 'watch' celebration in the end zone while teammates joined the moment.
- The NFL posted video of the play on X/Twitter which amplified the clip and led to wider coverage from sports outlets.
- Reporters described the mimicry as a deliberate taunt but emphasized that it was a single preseason play rather than a change to Cleveland's quarterback pecking order.
- Sanders first popularized the 'watch' celebration at Colorado and the interception is being treated as one visible data point in the ongoing competition between him and Deshaun Watson for the Browns' starting job.