Shilo Sanders hints at retirement 5 days after being cut by Buccaneers post-punching row, reveals future career options

Shilo Sanders' NFL journey may have ended just five days after his ejection from a preseason game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Buffalo Bills. The undrafted rookie safety was cut hours after throwing a punch at Bills tight end Zach Davidson.

On Thursday, he cleared waivers without a team claiming him. He was also left off the Buccaneers’ initial practice squad. On Friday, Sanders hinted at his retirement from football in a video on his YouTube channel.

“I've been talking to my agent, and we're waiting on the next opportunity, if that's the NFL cool, but God's blessed me with a lot of talents to do other things other than play football,” Sanders said.

“Mentally, I'm good, because I know that I got a lot of talents…every athlete comes to this point to where you find yourself without the game of football, and then you thinking about, what can you do next?”

Sanders hinted that he might pursue music, acting, and modeling as his future endeavors.

“I've always done that my whole life, playing football, with music, acting, modeling. I'm well versed, and my parents made sure of that.”

Deion Sanders' son is ready to embrace new opportunities with gratitude for his family and support system.

Deion Sanders on Shilo Sanders being cut by Bucs

Deion Sanders stood firm behind his son Shilo Sanders after the Bucs cut the rookie safety.

“Oh, most definitely [I've talked to him],” Sanders said on Tuesday. “He's my son, I'm proud of my kids, all of them. I prepared my kids for any and everything that could possibly happen in life and in sports…We're praying that he gets another opportunity to go with a team, but if he doesn't, the plans have already been put forward to what he's going to do next.”

Shilo was signed as an undrafted free agent. He made four tackles in the preseason but was beneath Kaevon Merriweather and Rashad Wisdom on the depth chart.

Coach Prime also praised his son’s versatility.

“Shilo's a man of many talents…All the Sanders are going to be straight with or without football. You better believe that.”

Shilo has expressed a desire to carve his own path while staying close to family, even as younger brother Shedeur tries to climb his way up the Browns' quarterback depth chart.