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NFL looking into Sanders prank call during draft
The NFL is looking into how Shedeur Sanders' private phone number was leaked and used for a prank call during Day 2 of the draft, a league official told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
NFL investigating prank call of Shedeur Sanders during NFL draft
The NFL is looking into how Shedeur Sanders' private phone number was leaked and used for a prank call during Day 2 of the draft, a league official told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Sunday.As Sanders continued to go undrafted through Friday's Day 2, a video surfaced on social media of the quarterback receiving a call from someone impersonating New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.
"It's been a long wait, man," the person said. "We're going to take you with our next pick, man, but you're going to have to wait a little bit longer, man. Sorry about that."
The person hung up the phone, and a confused Sanders told the crowd gathered for his draft party, "What does that mean?"
Falcons, coach Jeff Ulbrich's son apologize to Shedeur Sanders for NFL draft prank call
Shedeur Sanders has received apologies for the prank phone call he received Friday night while he waited to hear his name called during the NFL draft.
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Falcons, coach Jeff Ulbrich's son apologize to Shedeur Sanders for NFL draft prank call
The first two days of the 2025 NFL draft were dominated by what didn't happen – namely the free fall of University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, a presumed first-round pick, and the intense scrutiny and reaction from traditional and social media that followed.Sanders' plight was exacerbated Friday – Rounds 2 and 3 passed that night without his selection – when he also received a prank phone call that he initially thought to be from general manager Mickey Loomis of the New Orleans Saints, a team then believed to have interest in Sanders. (Loomis actually chose Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough in the second round with the 40th overall pick.)
Sunday afternoon, the identity of one of the pranksters was confirmed – necessitating a surprise apology from yet another NFL club which employs the caller's father as its defensive coordinator.
The Atlanta Falcons released a statement, which read: "Earlier in the week, Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, unintentionally came across the draft contact phone number for Shedeur Sanders off an open iPad while visiting his parent’s home and wrote the number down to later conduct a prank call. Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data exposure or any facets of the prank and was made aware of the above only after the fact.
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