That said, if he clears waivers, the Buccaneers could, theoretically, still sign Sanders to their practice squad. Be it in Tampa Bay or otherwise, that would be the likely next course of action for Sanders, regardless. Put another way: Sanders has a long way to go before he can even think about making noise for an NFL team.

TAMPA — Shilo Sanders was ejected from Saturday night’s preseason finale against the Bills for throwing a punch. Now the Bucs will fight on without him. According to agent Drew Rosenhaus, Sanders was released by the Bucs Sunday as they began to trim their roster to 53 players by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline.

Shilo Sanders received an ejection after punching tight end Zach Davidson during Saturday's preseason game between the Buccaneers and Bills. The next day, Tampa waived him. His agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey,