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Verdict in Shilo Sanders bankruptcy trial isn't expected until January

A bankruptcy trial involving former NFL defensive back Shilo Sanders has been pushed back, with a final ruling now unlikely before early 2027. Sanders is contesting an $11.89 million judgment awarded to John Darjean after a 2015 incident, arguing the debt should be discharged under bankruptcy laws.

The case hinges on whether Sanders’s actions were deemed willful or malicious, a determination made by a judge rather than a jury during a bench trial held in early September. Sanders’s legal team successfully delayed the submission deadline for post-trial briefs from November 16 to December 21, citing delays in generating the trial transcript.

With the extended timeline, the judge will now have additional time to review the arguments and issue a written decision, though no specific date for the verdict has been set beyond January at the earliest.

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