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Sanchez wastes no time making an impression

Quick ReadThe rookie made a big first impression Friday.

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6), looks

Photo credit: Freelance/Photo by John Dunn | New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6), looks into the stands before doing an interview in the third quarter against the St. Louis Rams Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) talks Jets vs. Rams

Can this really be? Did Mark Sanchez just win the Jets’ quarterback job Friday night? After throwing only one pass?

One pass!

In case you missed it, the first pass of Sanchez’s career was good for 48 yards down the right sideline to David Clowney. One play, one perfectly thrown ball after a pump fake, and Sanchez may have just delivered the swiftest knockout punch in a quarterback duel...

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