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.

Undrafted Colorado Buffaloes rookie Shilo Sanders received the same unfortunate news as hundreds of other NFL hopefuls over this final week of August — that he is being cut from his team.