Buccaneers Release Shilo Sanders After He’s Ejected From Bills’ Game – What’s Next For Him?

Shilo Sanders (Image: Georgia Tech)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Shilo Sanders, the son of former NFL football player Deion Sanders, was ejected from the last preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.

Shilo’s brother, Shedeur Sanders, is trying to hold his place on the Cleveland Browns roster.

It was the second quarter and the game was in favor of the Buffalo Bills, when suddenly a flag was thrown on the field. Out in the 15-yard line, Sanders was locked in with Buffalo Bills tight end, Zach Davidson.

Moments earlier, Davidson came to Sanders and pushed him, initiating the incident. Both players were backing up toward an end goal when they started to play roughly. As a response to this, Sanders threw a punch at Davidson. As soon as this happened, John Bullock, a linebacker for the Buccaneers, ran toward Sanders to calm him down while game officials discussed the next steps.

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The referees decided to eject Sanders from the game. Despite losing the game 23-19 to the Buffalo Bills, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still had 11 players on the field. The next match the Buccaneers will play is the first of the NFL season, against the Atlanta Falcons.

On Sunday morning, the punishment for Sanders was released. He will be waived from the team. This means that other NFL teams can claim his contract, or if no one claims him, he might become a free agent.