Tampa Bay Bucs’ Shilo Sanders proving to be a leader in NFL after troubled college football career

Alec Sanner

Tampa Bay Bucs’ Shilo Sanders proving to be a leader in NFL after troubled college football career image

Shilo Sanders is becoming a very reputable name around the NFL for going above and beyond for his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates.

Now he’s turning heads again, this time off the field.

Reports have surfaced that Shilo personally bought Apple Watches for every single player on the Colorado Buffaloes roster, his alma mater.

Whether it’s a gesture of loyalty, leadership, or something deeper, it’s a massive statement from a guy many once doubted would even make it to the league.

Once seen as the other Sanders brother, living in the shadow of Shedeur and the spotlight of Coach Prime, Shilo’s college career was marked with inconsistencies, injuries, and questions about his attitude, including bullying.

But in the NFL, he’s rewriting the narrative.

Coaches in Tampa Bay have raved about his work ethic. Teammates talk about how he’s always first in and last out. And now, with this bold act of generosity toward Colorado, he’s showing that he hasn’t forgotten where he came from, even if the road was rocky.

This isn’t just a PR stunt, earning the moniker of “snack guy.”

It’s signals that Shilo is stepping into a leadership role, not just with the Bucs, but wherever he ends up in the league moving forward.

Alec Sanner

Alec is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. His love is for all sports, with a particular focus on the Los Angeles Rams, New York Knicks and Auburn Tigers. Alec’s work has appeared on Fly War Eagle of the FanSided network.