Ulbrich saw Sanders\u2019 contact info in his dad\u2019s iPad and wrote it down.<\/p>\n
The team said Jeff Ulbrich did not know about his son\u2019s plan to deceive the young quarterback.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Atlanta Falcons do not condone this behavior and send our sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family, who we have been in contact with to apologize to, as well as facilitate an apology directly from Jax to the Sanders family,\u201d the Falcons\u2019 statement said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Jax Ulbrich issued a statement and apologized publicly to Sanders, calling the act \u201ccompletely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful.\u201d<\/p>\n
One NFL reporter wrote about his apology and attempted to calm the anger of fans with his own statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cJax Ulbrich, Jeff Ulbrich\u2019s son, released an apology for his role in the Shedeur Sanders prank call,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Zack Rosenblatt wrote in part.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m told he also reached out to the Sanders family directly to apologize. By all accounts, Jax is a good kid who made a mistake, and he\u2019s doing what he can to hold himself accountable for what he did,\u201d Zack Rosenblatt, an NFL reporter for The Athletic, shared.<\/p>\n