Shilo Sanders ejected from Tampa Bay preseason finale for throwing punch
By Andrew Olson
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Shilo Sanders may regret his actions on Saturday.
Sanders, who began his career at South Carolina in 2019, is battling to make the 53-man roster after going undrafted out of Colorado. Instead of turning in a strong performance in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ preseason finale, Sanders was given an early exit after throwing a punch at Buffalo Bills tight end Zach Davidson.
Here is another angle of the Shilo Sanders ejection. You can see Zach Davidson climb to the facemask, which is what Todd Bowles was arguing to the refs afterwards. pic.twitter.com/XsSuFyT6Kw
— Evan Closky (@ECloskyWTSP) August 24, 2025
Sanders, the oldest son of Deion Sanders, was a South Carolina Gamecock in 2019 and 2020. He played for his father for 4 seasons at Jackson State (2021-22) and Colorado (2023-24). Shilo Sanders was named second-team All-SWAC in his first season at Jackson State.
The past 2 seasons, Sanders had a starting role with the Buffaloes. Last year, he played in 8 Colorado games, recording 55 combined tackles with 2 TFLs and 1 sack.
For his college career across South Carolina, Jackson State and Colorado, Sanders played in 52 games with 33 starts. He logged 217 total tackles, 160 solo stops, 6 TFLs, 13 passes defended and 6 interceptions with 1 touchdown.
With preseason wrapping up, roster cuts are coming up in the NFL. We’ll see if Sanders’ Saturday ejection proves costly.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
