Shilo Sanders waived by the Buccaneers, AP source says

TAMPA Fla Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers less than hours after he was ejected from a preseason event for throwing a punch a person with knowledge of the decision explained The Associated Press on Sunday The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the squad hasn t reported its cuts Sanders the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders was battling for a roster spot after going undrafted out of Colorado where he played for his father He was also penalized for pass interference earlier in Tampa Bay s - loss to Buffalo on Saturday night You can t throw punches in this league It s inexcusable They re gonna get you every time Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles revealed You gotta grow from that The Buccaneers could still add Sanders to the practice squad if he doesn t get claimed off waivers by another unit Sanders a hard-hitting and playmaking safety at Colorado had an impressive debut for the Buccaneers in the preseason opener But he had strong competition to make Tampa Bay s roster Related Articles Keeler Deion Sanders CU Buffs are bigger than ever But are they better Georgia Tech will tell us plenty Renck CU s Deion Sanders is in constituents position fighting private soundness battle He says he s good Is that good enough Sanders was engaged with Zach Davidson for a insufficient yards pushing and shoving each other He was this instant flagged after throwing a punch that sent him to the locker room It was a tough Saturday for both of the sons of Coach Prime in the preseason Shedeur Sanders a fifth-round pick by Cleveland was of for yards and took five sacks Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis