Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety Shilo Sanders Surprises College Program with Stunning Gift

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety Shilo Sanders Surprises College Program with Stunning Gift originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The slightly less-famous older brother of Shedeur Sanders was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent safety back in early May.

Shilo Sanders agreed to a three-year, $2.965 million contract to begin his pro career ahead of the Bucs’ rookie minicamp.

Sanders played the past two seasons at Colorado alongside Shedeur and was coached by his Pro Football Hall of Fame father, Deion. And now that he’s signed his rookie deal, he wanted to give back to his alma mater.

On Friday, he gifted the entire Buffaloes roster Apple watches.

Shilo played two seasons at South Carolina before joining his father and brother at Jackson State for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Sanders finished his collegiate career at Colorado with his brother and father in 2023 and 2024.

Across a six-year college career, Sanders notched 217 total tackles with 160 solo and six for loss, one sack, six interceptions, including a pick-6, two fumble recoveries, including one scoop-and-score, and seven forced fumbles in 52 games.

Bucs head coach Todd Bowles, who also serves as the team’s defensive coordinator, had high praise for Shilo.

“Like the rest of the safeties, he’s very intelligent. He’s very loud. You can hear him today, making calls and everything, so he has a good grasp of things Day 1,” Bowles said.

Bucs head coach Todd Bowles, who also serves as the team’s defensive coordinator, had high praise for Shilo.

“Like the rest of the safeties, he’s very intelligent. He’s very loud. You can hear him today, making calls and everything, so he has a good grasp of things Day 1,” Bowles said.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety Shilo Sanders Surprises College Program with Stunning Gift

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