India, Aug. 25 -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released safety Shilo Sanders on Sunday morning, just hours after his ejection from a preseason Week 3 game against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night.

The altercation occurred in the second quarter when Sanders was engaged in a play with Bills tight end Zach Davidson. After the whistle, Davidson continued to block Sanders aggressively downfield. Tensions escalated, and as officials intervened, Sanders threw a punch at Davidson's head. This led to his immediate ejection from the game.

Following the game, Zach Davidson commented on the exchange: "I was just chasing a far-deep DB and trying to finish through the whistle and he had a little bit more to say."

While Davidson refrained from retalia...