Shilo Sanders is still trying to stick around in the NFL.
The University of Colorado product worked out for the 49ers at their practice facility on Tuesday, NBC Sports Bay Area first reported.
The son of Pro Football Hall of Famer — and Buffaloes coach — Deion Sanders was one of six players to visit the 49ers for a tryout.
Shilo Sanders of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reacts prior to the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on August 23, 2025 in Tampa, Florida.
The workout for the defensive back comes after star pass rusher Nick Bosa suffered a season-ending ACL tear in the 49ers’ win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
San Francisco signed lineman William Bradley-King, who was with the Niners during the preseason, to the practice squad.
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Sanders went undrafted out of Colorado, but was signed by the Buccaneers before he was eventually cut after an eventful preseason in which he was fined for punching a Bills player during a game.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders takes a drink during practice at an NFL football minicamp, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Shilo Sanders takes a drink during practice at an NFL football minicamp on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla.
There have been questions about what would come next for Sanders after his time with the Bucs came to an abrupt end.
His father said during a recent episode of the “Colorado Football Coaches Show” that he thought life would be taking Shilo in a different direction.
“I was gonna go down that [acting] avenue once upon a time. I think that’s the avenue that … or streaming … that Shilo’s gonna go down, because he has that gift, man,” Deion said on Thursday’s show.