The former Tar Heel impresses in his first game. One of the bigger surprises of the NFL Draft was the wait that former Tar Heel Sam Howell had to hear his name called. Finally, in round five on day 3, he found out his destination was up I-95 to the DMV. The Washington Commanders seemed already set at quarterback with Carson Wentz and Taylor Heinicke locking down the top two spots, so Howell knew going into the season that he was really not competing for a starting spot. Indeed, on the Panthers pregame, the Commanders’ play-by-play man, Bram Weinstein, indicated…