Shilo Sanders Impressing Buccaneers During Rookie Minicamp: 'he’s Very Intelligent'

Shilo Sanders isn’t getting arsenic overmuch attraction arsenic his small brother, Shedeur, astatine Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie minicamp. 

But that doesn’t matter arsenic agelong arsenic he continues to impressment his caller coaches. 

Shilo Sanders signed pinch nan Buccaneers, a squad successful request of immoderate secondary thief entering nan 2025 season, successful hopes that he tin ace nan 53-man roster come Week 1. And while training campy is still immoderate months away, he’s done a bully occupation making a bully first belief connected caput coach Todd Bowles. 

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Buccaneers information Shilo Sanders catches nan shot during rookie minicamp Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

"Like nan remainder of nan safeties, he’s very intelligent, he’s very loud," Bowles said. "You tin perceive him (on nan field), making calls and everything, truthful he has a bully grasp of things Day 1. There was astir 3 aliases 4 of them that did. He was 1 of them, but you person to make plays successful pads. That’s what it comes down to – knowing what to do and past doing it consistently and perpetually getting amended each day."

Sanders besides knows really a bully belief connected nan media tin activity successful his favor, arsenic he made judge to shingle each 1 of their hands during his availability. After nan introductions were complete, he discussed this opportunity. 

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"Man, look astatine wherever we’re at," he said. "Look astatine nan full coaching staff. It’s a really supportive coaching staff. Everybody wants to spot everybody do good. Everybody connected nan team, we each want to spot each different win. It’s a awesome situation to thrive in."

Sanders has besides been impressing his caller teammates, including third-round prime Jacob Parrish. 

"He’s very smart," he said. "He helped maine a batch pinch nan adjustments. I’m excited to activity pinch him."

Tampa Bay Buccaneers information Shilo Sanders has done a bully occupation making a bully first belief connected caput coach Todd Bowles. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Being a personnel of nan secondary, Sanders has ever been compared to his Hall of Fame father, Deion Sanders, which is only natural. But nan 25-year-old simply wants to work, and acknowledgment nan Buccaneers for nan opportunity to show them he tin thief this season. 

"They gave maine a chance earlier anyone truthful I’m everlastingly grateful to nan Buccaneers, and I’m conscionable gonna do everything successful my powerfulness to thief this squad win," he said. "That’s each I want."

Antoine Winfield Jr. is nan Pro Bowl seasoned connected Bowles’ defense, truthful free information is nan only apt disposable spot for Sanders. However, each bully secondary needs depth, and those players are besides captious pieces connected typical teams. 

Sanders thinks he tin abstracted himself from nan battalion by showing he tin unit turnovers. 

Buccaneers information Shilo Sanders useful retired during rookie minicamp Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Tampa. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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"Throughout my full career, I’ve ever been a feline who gets nan shot retired immoderate way, style aliases form," he said. "Forced fumbles, picks, I’m gonna get nan ball. That’s nan full constituent of playing defense. We wanna get nan discourtesy nan ball."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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