Deion Sanders’ Son Cut By NFL Team After Throwing Punch

Shilo Sanders, the son of legendary pro football player Deion Sanders, was cut from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, according to his agents who spoke with ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey, who represent Shilo, said that he is being waived by the team, though they’re holding out hope he is claimed on waivers.

Teams in the National Football League are now beginning to trim their rosters down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday’s deadline in preparation for the upcoming 2025 season, which is rapidly approaching.

Shilo Sanders’ release comes after he was ejected from Tampa Bay’s third preseason game against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday evening after he threw a punch. The punch nailed tight end Zach Davidson, who was blocking him. Things got tense during a shoving match in the second quarter of play.

Buccaneers linebacker John Bullock attempted to de-escalate the situation and calm Sanders down afterward. Coach Todd Bowles was seen looking at Sanders as he approached the sidelines. After the team’s loss to the Bills, Bowles spoke of the incident.

“You can’t throw punches in this league — that’s inexcusable,” Bowles said, according to ESPN. “They’re going to get you every time. You’ve got to grow from that.”

And that wasn’t the only penalty imposed on Sanders. He was called for pass interference in the first quarter. Sanders was competing for the last safety spot with fellow Bucs Kaevon Merriweather and Rashad Wisdom.

After that, Zach Davidson struck back at Sanders and the Bucs by doing the “too small” celebration after the safety was booted from the game. This earned him the ire of fans both watching live and on television.

Sanders had signed a contract with the Bucs after going undrafted back in April. He will now hope to be picked up off of waivers. The 2025 NFL season is slated to begin in less than two weeks.

While playing college football, Sanders played for South Carolina for two seasons. He then transferred to Jackson State before finally landing in Colorado. During the 2024 season, Sanders recorded a total of 67 tackles, two defended passes, a quarterback sack, and a forced fumble.

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

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The Bucs now have $1,572 dead money that will count against the 2025 cap as a result of the actions taken by Sanders and their waiving him in response. Experts say this amount of guaranteed money is rather small for an undrafted rookie.