Going into the final preseason week, Tampa Bay HC Todd Bowles had already emphasized the importance of the stretch. But during their Saturday night preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills , rookie safety Shilo Sanders had undone all his hard work. Late in the second quarter, Bills’ TE Zach Davidson was aggressively blocking Sanders. It prompted the latter to throw a punch and get ejected from the game.
Before that, his preseason numbers tipped the scales in his favor as he competed for a spot in the practice squad or the fourth spot to back up Antoine Winfield Jr., Tykee Smith, and Christian Izien. He might’ve made it too. But all hopes were gone when, not 24 hours after that game, the Bucs waived the undrafted safety out of Colorado. Although his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, still wished