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Fox News
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Deion Sanders makes surprise visit at Buccaneers training camp to see son Shilo compete for roster spot
Many can't say their father showed up to their first day of work in the real world, and not everyone can say their father is "Coach Prime." Deion Sanders, the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, no longer has the duty of coaching his two sons. But that doesn't mean he can't support them on the first day of training camp. While Shedeur Sanders is getting ready for a quarterback battle with the Cleveland Browns, Shiloh Sanders is hoping he can crack the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster. The Bucs posted a clip of Deion Sanders talking with head coach Todd Bowles, where they were seen chatting as camp got underway. "Had to visit Tampa to see [Shilo]," the 57-year-old father said on an Instagram post alongside his son in Bucs gear. Bowles was asked about the elder Sanders being on the field at practice. "Normal day for me, as far as I'm concerned," Bowles replied, per ESPN. "It's a father coming to see his son, like all of us would be doing." Sanders did mention that he would attempt to see his sons at training camp, and with Shilo's visit done, perhaps we will see him with Shedeur soon in Berea, Ohio — the home of the Browns. Meanwhile, "Coach Prime" has been dealing with a mysterious ailment that forced him to be away from his Colorado team during the offseason. During Big XII media day, though, he said he would be back in Boulder soon to prepare for the new year. "I'm already back. I'm here today. I'm handling my responsibilities," he said at the time. "So, I look forward to it. I can't wait. You've got to understand, some of the young [players] I haven't even met yet. I'm so excited about that." While Shedeur was taken in the fifth round by the Browns — a highly debated fall down the draft board back in April — Shilo was given the opportunity to make the Bucs' roster as an undrafted free agent out of his father's program in Colorado. Shilo is likely more suited at safety in the NFL, but free safety is occupied by All-Pro Antoine Winfield Jr. in Tampa Bay. He'll be battling with the likes of Tykee Smith, Marcus Banks, Kaevon Merriweather, JJ Roberts and Rashad Wisdom for a spot in the secondary. The Bucs are coming off another NFC South title, which marks the fourth straight year they've been crowned champions of their division. They went 10-7 and owned the fourth overall seed in the NFC Playoffs, but the surging Washington Commanders beat them at home in the wild card round to end their season.
USA Today
13-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Finding the biggest snubs for the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
The NFL unveiled the 329 prospects formally invited to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. The combine kicks off in the final week of February in Indianapolis and is the signature event on the pre-draft calendar every year. Headlined by 40 defensive linemen (the five-year average is just 23), the combine is a major contributor to the draft class. Per NFL media, over 85 percent of the players drafted over the last six years were combine invitees, and just over 66 percent of all players invited to the combine wind up being selected in that year's draft. Of course, there are prospects who are bona fide snubs from the combine. It happens every year. This year's list of players left out despite what seems like a strong chance at being drafted is smaller than some recent ones, but there are a handful of standout snubs. The most prominent is Colorado safety Shiloh Sanders, son of coach Deion and older brother of potential No. 1 overall pick Shedeur. The 25-year-old Shiloh turned in an impressive Shrine Bowl week and racked up over 120 tackles in 19 games at Colorado, but that wasn't enough to get Sanders a combine invite. Buffaloes teammate Will Sheppard is another notable omission. The big wideout transferred from Vanderbilt and caught 48 passes for over 600 yards, but he was not among the 49 wide receivers invited to Indy. FCS star Cam Miller from North Dakota State is the biggest name left off at quarterback. Miller's lack of size and athleticism in coming from the FCS level were apparent hindrances for an invite. Georgia tight end Ben Yurosek is an early entrant who proved to be a productive receiver at Stanford, but his positional versatility didn't impress the combine selection committee enough. It wasn't terribly surprising to see North Carolina IOL Willie Lampkin not get an invite due to his extremely undersized (he was 5-foot-11 and 270 pounds at the Senior Bowl) frame, but he thrived as a Tar Heel and offers potential to move to blocking tight end or fullback if he's too small at lineman. A couple of other lower-level snubs of note: Minnesota-Duluth OL Aiden Williams, a D-II bruiser who showed promise during Shrine Bowl week. Eastern Washington WR Efton Chism, a crafty and insanely productive slot receiver from the FCS level who had a big game in the Shrine Bowl.
