Through the blaring sounds of the Florida A&M Marching 100 and Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South, football referee Brian Perry still remembered one specific player.
During the Cleveland Browns' preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders had a heartfelt encounter with Perry.
Perry, who joined the NFL refereeing corps ahead of the 2024 season as a line of scrimmage official, asked Sanders if he remembered what his first college football game was.
"I was on that game," Perry told Sanders on the sideline of Bank of America Stadium.