Swing and a miss.
Hours after getting ejected from the Buccaneers’ final preseason game on Saturday for throwing a punch, rookie safety Shilo Sanders was waived by Tampa Bay.
“We’re hoping he gets claimed on waivers,” Sanders’ agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey, told ESPN.
Sanders, Deion’s son and Browns quarterback Shedeur’s older brother, was jockeying for position with Bills tight end Zach Davidson and the two were pushing and shoving before Sanders took a swing.
Referees immediately threw flags and ejected Shilo, an undrafted free agent, from the game.
“You can’t throw punches in this league, that’s inexcusable,” Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said. “They’re going to get you every time. You’ve got to grow from that.”
Shilo and Shedeur played for their dad at the University of Colorado the last two seasons.
Shilo recorded 137 tackles in his final two seasons at Colorado, forcing one fumble and recovering two.
In 2023, he had a pick-six go for 80 yards, and also forced a conference-best four fumbles on the season.
NFL teams are cutting their rosters down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday’s deadline.
At 25 years old, and an undrafted rookie, Sanders had an uphill battle to make the final roster.
