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Buccaneers Waive Shilo Sanders One Day After Preseason Ejection

His agents say a waiver claim or practice-squad landing remains possible, with his legal debt case still unresolved.

Overview

  • Tampa Bay informed the undrafted rookie safety on Sunday he is being waived, his agents told ESPN, a day after he was ejected against the Bills.
  • Sanders was disqualified in the second quarter for punching tight end Zach Davidson, an automatic ejection that set up a first down and a Buffalo touchdown on the next play.
  • Head coach Todd Bowles called the act "inexcusable" and said, "You can't throw punches in this league," after the 23-19 loss.
  • Sanders had four preseason tackles and was competing for the fourth safety spot behind Antoine Winfield Jr., Tykee Smith and Christian Izien, with Kaevon Merriweather and Rashad Wisdom also in the mix.
  • Off the field, he continues to face a roughly $11.89 million default judgment tied to a 2016 lawsuit and a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that remains active.