 On September 6, 1987, two days after the NCAA deemed him ineligible, Sileo claimed that because he had not entered the 1986 NFL Draft, he was a free agent; he proceeded to sign with the Buccaneers.The NFL declared the contract invalid and put him in the 1987 NFL Supplemental Draft.Although Sileo initially sued the NFL and the Buccaneers to honor his original contract, he eventually submitted to the Supplemental Draft, where the Buccaneers selected him in the third round (56th overall).