{"id":95698,"date":"2025-08-25T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/95698\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:09:08","slug":"nfl-news-shilo-sanders-may-end-up-on-roster-despite-being-waived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/95698\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL news: Shilo Sanders may end up on roster despite being waived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Shilo Sanders could end up being on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> roster for the 2025 season despite reportedly being waived following an ejection in the final preseason game of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Buccaneers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bucs-waive-shilo-sanders-after-ejection-from-punching-bills-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">waived the defensive back<\/a> less than 24 hours after he was ejected from the team\u2019s game against the Buffalo Bills, according to multiple reports. He threw a punch at Bills tight end Zach Davidson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nfl-bucs-shilo-sanders-082425-3.jpg\" alt=\"Shilo Sanders lines up against the Bills\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders (28) lines up against the Buffalo Bills in the first quarter at Raymond James Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t appear all hope is lost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/bucs-havent-closed-the-door-on-shilo-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pro Football Talk<\/a> reported Sunday that Tampa Bay has yet to fully shut the door on Sanders joining the organization as a member of the practice squad. The team reportedly &#8220;enjoyed&#8221; having the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in the facility and that the player was &#8220;remorseful&#8221; for his actions against the Bills.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders could sign on to the team\u2019s practice squad if he clears waivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/browns-cut-pro-bowl-quarterback-team-trims-roster-ahead-regular-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BROWNS CUT PRO BOWL QUARTERBACK AS TEAM TRIMS ROSTER AHEAD OF REGULAR SEASON<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/shilo-sanders.jpg\" alt=\"Shilo Sanders on field\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders works out during the NFL football team&#8217;s rookie minicamp Friday, May 9, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo\/Chris O&#8217;Meara)<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, the brother of Shedeur Sanders,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/shilo-sanders-joins-bucs-after-he-falls-completely-out-nfl-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">joined the Buccaneers<\/a>\u00a0as an undrafted free agent. He did have a good shot at making the roster before the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders transferred to Colorado once his father took over as the head coach of the Buffaloes. He initially went to South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/nfl-bucs-shilo-sanders-082425-1.jpg\" alt=\"Shilo Sanders on the bench\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders (28) looks on during a NFL preseason football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers on Aug. 16, 2025 at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. (Mark Alberti\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>He played in 21 games for Colorado between the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He had 137 tackles, one interception and one sack during his career. The lone interception was returned for a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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