[1] Sanders was the starting quarterback for the first successful passing team in Texas High School Football.
[citation needed] Sanders played college football for SMU, throwing for 1,728 yards and twelve touchdowns in 21 games, including ten starts.
Sanders was one of sixteen finalists for the Walter Payton Award recognizing best player in NCAA Division I-AA football his senior season.
Sanders also connected with DeMatteo for thirteen completions for 207 yards and three touchdown passes at Louisville, a Division I-A/FBS opponent.
Louisville won the game 58–30, but was a career day for the duo vs a much more supreme Conference USA team.
[3] From the Falcons, Sanders was assigned to Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe but was later waived before the start of the season.
[citation needed] Sanders signed with the Roanoke Steam of af2 and was named af2 Offensive Player of the Week in his first game, throwing for 211 yards and four touchdowns.
[5] He saw his first significant action in Week 9, stepping in during the second half to complete five-of-nine passes for 55 yards against the Detroit Fury.
He was promoted to starter after his strong second-half performance in the 72–60 victory against the New York Dragons after Joe Hamilton went down in the first half with a shoulder injury.
He completed one-of-two passes for 10 yards in a relief role in the team opener at the Dallas Desperados.
[9] On November 2, 2007, Sanders was signed by the Dallas Desperados to serve as the backup quarterback to Clint Dolezel.
He threw his first touchdown of the season against Nashville as he hit three-of-five passes for 63 yards while also throwing an interception in relief of Sherdrick Bonner.
He started his second game of the year at the San Jose SaberCats in Week 16 to complete 22-of-49 passes for 252 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions.
[11] Sanders is now a part-time co-host on the High School Scoreboard show on 103.3 FM ESPN Radio in Dallas Tx.