Shilo Sanders' NFL journey now includes an unplanned foray into free agency ahead of the 2025 season. His agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey, confirmed to ESPN's Adam Schefter the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are waiving him ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET roster deadline.

According to a report from NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Tampa Bay has decided to waive Sanders. He has officially not made the roster and will look to land with another team before the start of the regular season. It's a tough break for Sanders. Unfortunately, he just didn't do enough to make the team.

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.