Though he had a workout with the San Francisco 49ers last month, rookie safety Shilo Sanders is still unemployed.
The undrafted free agent out of Colorado was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after their preseason finale back at the end of August, and despite showing some promise during training camp and the preseason — he totaled 83 defensive snaps, 46 coverage snaps, four tackles, one QB pressure, and allowed one reception for eight yards in coverage — he has yet to catch on with another NFL team.
Though he still films videos for his YouTube channel, Sanders is seemingly still holding out hope he gets a second chance in the NFL.
In fact, a video recently emerged on social media of Sanders recently admitting to one fan who asked for a donation for his youth program that he’s struggling financially since he got released.
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“Bro, I just got cut from the NFL,” Sanders said. “I don’t got no money, bro. You got to go ask like Shedeur (Sanders). [My NIL money] is gone, bro. Y’all got to ask Shedeur. But look, if I get back in the league, I got you.”
While Sanders isn’t collecting an NFL paycheck, his response about being broke seems to have been a tongue-in-cheek reply.
Sanders’ dad, Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, is one of the highest-paid head coaches in college football, having signed a five-year, $54 million contract this offseason, so it’s unlikely Sanders is living hand to mouth.
If Sanders really wants to continue playing professional football, he could join the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. The team owns his CFL negotiating rights, along with his brother Shedeur.
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After being cut by the Bucs more than four weeks ago, Sanders posted a video to his YouTube channel implying he would be fine financially given the other interests outside of football he planned to pursue if he didn’t get another shot in the NFL.
“The NFL, I mean, they call it the ‘not for long’ league, nothing is ever certain,” Sanders stated. “Even if you make the team, it’s not certain. So you always want to, not really have a backup plan, but you want to have other interests that that you’re interested in. 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.”
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