Ravens Could Be Landing Spot for Controversial Safety After Release

The Baltimore Ravens have arguably the NFL’s best safety in Kyle Hamilton. They have a first round pick in safety Malaki Starks who will be playing alongside Hamilton soon enough.

What they don’t have is a lot of safety depth, which means they might be looking for way to fill out those ranks through players who were just released — inexpensive ones ideally.

One of those could be former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders, who is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame and former Ravens cornerback Deion Sanders. The Buccaneers released Sanders on August 24 — just one day after he was ejected for throwing a punch during a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.

“Buccaneers informed rookie safety Shilo Sanders today that he is being waived, per his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey, who added, ‘we’re hoping he gets claimed on waivers,’ ” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on August 24. ” … In less than 24 hours, (Sanders) got ejected from a game and then waived from the Buccaneers.”

Sanders was always a longshot to make the roster for the Buccaneers, but still seems like a perfect player to stash on a practice squad. He could not only be a serviceable backup but a plug-and-play on special teams in a pinch.

Sanders Might Not Be Worth The Headache

Sanders wasn’t drafted in 2025 after playing for 3 different colleges — South Carolina, Jackson State and Colorado — with his famous father as the head coach at the last 2 stops.

He had one of the more inglorious preseason exits in recent memory after he was ejected from the Buccaneers final preseason game after throwing a punch at Buffalo Bills tight end Zach Davidson.

It does bring up the question as to whether or not the juice they’ll get from Sanders is worth the squeeze, because it seems like there are always distractions when it comes to him — from the ejection to a film crew constantly following him around to the almost $12 million he owes after he was found liable in a civil lawsuit in Dallas over the 2016 assault of a school security guard at the high school Sanders was attending.

All things to consider for any team thinking about bringing Sanders in.

“While everyone debates whether or not Shilo Sanders should have been ejected, I’m still trying to figure out the purpose of punching a dude in the head while he’s wearing a helmet,” X user Greg Vorse wrote on August 23. 

Deion Sanders Finished NFL Career With Ravens

In one of the most “Old Guy Has Still Got It” moment of all time, Deion Sanders resumed his NFL career after a 3-year absence to play for the Ravens in 2004 and 2005, where he wore No. 37 to represent his age when he signed.

Sanders, widely considered the greatest cornerback and one of the greatest overall players in NFL history, played 2 seasons for the Ravens as a nickelback and played all 16 games in his final season in 2005. That year, Sanders also became the oldest player in NFL history to return an interception for a touchdown.