Shiloh Sanders Waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers After Ejection

Four months ago Deion Sanders' son, Shiloh, was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after going un-drafted and firing his father as his agent [click here if you missed that].

Last night the Buccs waived Shiloh after he got ejected from a pre-season game on Saturday for throwing a punch after an opposing player grabbed his face-mask after the whistle...

From NBC Sports

Shilo Sanders will not make the Buccaneers’ initial 53-man roster.

According to multiple reports, Tampa Bay waived Sanders on Sunday morning — a day after he was ejected from the preseason finale against the Bills for throwing a punch.

Sanders, the oldest son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, always had only an outside shot at making the Bucs as an undrafted safety out of Colorado. But his ejection may have sealed that outcome.

Head coach Todd Bowles called Sanders throwing a punch “inexcusable.”

Rosters must be reduced to 53 players by Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.

Here is the play that got Shilo Sanders ejected. pic.twitter.com/7LRplnywzo

— Evan Closky (@ECloskyWTSP) August 24, 2025

Here is another angle of the Shilo Sanders ejection. You can see Zach Davidson climb to the facemask, which is what Todd Bowles was arguing to the refs afterwards. pic.twitter.com/XsSuFyT6Kw

— Evan Closky (@ECloskyWTSP) August 24, 2025