Tennessee Titans Sanders went
undrafted in the
2001 NFL draft. He then signed a contract with the
Tennessee Titans as a
rookie and went 11-of-21 for 151 yards in the preseason before being released.
Atlanta Falcons In 2002, Sanders was signed as a free agent by the
Atlanta Falcons.
Tennessee Titans (second stint) Sanders left the Steam and re-signed with the Titans, spending training camp with the team. 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. His performance earned him a start at
New York in Week 10 where he was 21-of-36 for 213 yards and five touchdowns in a 46–39 upset win. He completed 14-of-25 passes for 134 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions at the
Orlando Predators. Sanders completed 12-of-33 passes for 127 yards and one touchdown at
Los Angeles.
Orlando Predators In 2004, Sanders signed with the
Orlando Predators.
Manchester Wolves In 2004, Sanders signed with the
Manchester Wolves of af2 where he played in 16 games, passing for 4,184 yards and 66 touchdowns. He tied for 14th in the AFL with 115 rushing yards – third among quarterbacks – and second with 13 rushing touchdowns – first among quarterbacks. Sanders set single-season team records for rushing attempts (46), yards (115), touchdowns (13), pass completions (184), completion percentage (66.2%), passing yards (2,018), passing touchdowns (36), quarterback rating (126.1), and total offense (4,538). He tied for second in
expansion team history in single-game rushing touchdowns with three against the Georgia Force and fifth in single-season rushing touchdowns (13). Sanders was named Offensive Player of the Week at the
Nashville Kats on April 22 and Offensive Player of the Game twice: April 1 against the Georgia Force and April 22 at the Nashville Kats. He completed one-of-two passes for 10 yards in a relief role in the team opener at the
Dallas Desperados. Sanders completed three-of-five passes for 32 yards and threw his first touchdown of the season against Philadelphia. In his first start of the season at Austin he threw for 229 yards on 16-of-36 passes with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Sanders threw for a season-high 320 yards on 26-of-42 passes with five touchdowns and two interceptions at New York. Against Georgia he completed 29-of-41 passes for 272 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed three times for 16 yards with a career-high and single-game franchise-tying three touchdowns. Sanders threw a season-best seven touchdown tosses against
Los Angeles while completing 26-of-32 passes for 265 yards and rushed five times for 11 yards and one touchdown. Against the
Colorado Crush he was 24-of-36 for 244 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions while also adding 10 rushing yards on five attempts with two touchdowns. He notched season-highs in completions (30) and attempts (43) while passing for 282 yards with four touchdowns and one interception and ran nine times for 25 yards and two touchdowns at Nashville. Sanders was six-of-12 for 80 yards with one touchdown and one interception against Orlando.
Arizona Rattlers On March 6, 2007, Sanders signed with the
Arizona Rattlers.
Dallas Desperados On November 2, 2007, Sanders was signed by the Dallas Desperados to serve as the backup quarterback to
Clint Dolezel. That season, Sanders completed 50-of-100 passes for 634 yards with 11 touchdowns and six interceptions in seven games with two starts for the Desperados. He made his first appearance of the season in Week 4 against the
Gladiators, completing one-of-two passes for seven yards. 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. Sanders competed one-of-four passes for 30 yards and one touchdown in Week 9 at New York. He completed his only pass of the game for a 16-yard touchdown in Week 11 against Austin. Sanders made his first start of the season in Week 15 against Los Angeles for an injured Bonner to complete 22-of-37 passes for 266 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions while also scoring three rushing touchdowns in the contest. 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.
Dallas Vigilantes In 2010, Sanders signed with the Dallas Vigilantes. == Personal life ==