NFL News: Bucs gives up Shilo Sanders after ejection

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers would have given up on the defensive back Shilo Sanders after being ejected from the match on Saturday evening against the Buffalo Bills.

THE NFL network reported the Buccaneers decision on Sanders. The organization must reduce its list to 53 players Tuesday afternoon. Sanders was in competition for a place as one of the security on the list behind Antoine Winfield Jr. Kaevon Merriweather, Rashad Wisdom and Will Brooks were among the security listed as backups on the list.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety Shilo Sanders during the pre-season match against the Steelers on August 16, 2025, at the Acrisure stadium in Pittsburgh. (Mark Alberti / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The ejection of Sanders may have helped to facilitate the decision of the Buccaneers.

He was entangled with the brought winger of the Zach Davidson invoices during a game in the second quarter of the match. He punched Davidson in front of the official.

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Tampa Bay Shilo Sanders Buccaneers safety aligns against the Buffalo Bills at the Raymond James stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck / Imagn Images)

“You can’t punch in this league. It’s inexcusable. They will get you every time,” said Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles after the match. “You have to grow from that.”

Sanders, the son of Deion Sanders and brother of Shedeur Sanders, joined the Buccaneers as an unlikely free agent. He had a good chance to list before the incident.

Sanders was transferred to Colorado once his father took over as a head coach of the Buffaloes. He first went to South Carolina.

Buffalo Bills takes out the winger Jackson Hawes passes in front of the security of Tampa Bay Buccaneers Shilo Sanders at the Raymond James stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck / Imagn Images)

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He played in 21 games for Colorado between the 2023 and 2024 seasons. He had 137 plated, an interception and a bag during his career. The interception alone was returned for a touchdown.

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