For a player desperate to get back into the NFL, any offseason injury can be a career-ender. At 26 years old, Shilo Sanders is entertaining thoughts of retirement due to the same reason, thankfully not from the football field, but from snowboarding after giving it a shot. In his recent vlog on YouTube, he captioned that he is retiring from the sport after a nasty fall on the snow.

“This s–t hurt, I don’t even want to do anymore,” said Shilo in the vlog. “Good thing I had a helmet on. I definitely hit my head on something. ”

The safety recently went to the Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado, which is considered one of the best places in the country for skiing and snowboarding. He was accompanied by his childhood friend, Derrick, and his family. Although the football star seemingly had an adrenaline rush gliding over, it didn’t end well when he took a second jump.

Since it was his first day snowboarding in Colorado, he was asked about his plans for the rest of the trip. However, after the violent drop, Sanders mentioned that his next plan was to go home, seemingly retiring from snowboarding. It’s interesting to note that this is the same sport for which he earlier claimed had helped him in football.

“Believe it or not, I think snowboarding has actually made me faster. In the spring, I was doing conditioning, finishing first and stuff. But I feel like you balance out your toes and it gets those calves right,” Sanders said in an interview with the University of Colorado.

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To ensure that he didn’t sustain serious injuries to his knees, he underwent a medical examination, which was shown at the climax of the video. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety thought he had a bone bruise from the fall. After a brief examination, he was told that his patella was swollen, and there was not much to worry about, as the football star took a sigh of relief.

Shilo is expected to make a complete recovery soon. An injury could have been a stumbling block in his NFL journey that is still uncertain ahead of the 2026 NFL season, with the football safety not being on a football team at the moment.

Shilo Sanders struggles to find an NFL team ahead of the 2026 season

Shilo Sanders is the middle son of the Football Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders. While 26-year-old’s younger brother, Shedeur Sanders, had a decent season and even had a Pro Bowl selection in his rookie year, it’s not the case for Shilo.

Unlike his younger brother, he was not selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave him a chance, picking him as an undrafted free agent. However, his stint with the Buccaneers ended before it even had the chance to truly begin.

After he punched Buffalo Bills’ tight end, Zach Davidson, in a preseason game, a furious head coach, Todd Bowles, waived him from the squad as a penalty. Therefore, he never made the regular-season debut. Following the incident, he didn’t find an offer from any other NFL team throughout the 2025 season.

As of now, he is still a free agent. During the offseason, he may secure a deal, but none of the 32 teams have shown any intent to pursue him yet.