{"id":26504,"date":"2025-05-01T19:07:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26504"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:07:56","slug":"social-media-thinks-theyve-figured-out-the-perfect-way-to-stop-nfl-draft-prank-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=26504","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Thinks They\u2019ve Figured Out The Perfect Way To Stop NFL Draft Prank Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 2025\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-draft\/\">NFL Draft<\/a>\u00a0was marred by practical jokesters tricking prospects into thinking their football dreams were being realized and something needs to be done about it.<\/p>\n<p>The most infamous prank call was orchestrated by Jax, the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. Jax obtained Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders\u2019 private number to prank call him during the draft.<\/p>\n<p>On Day 2 of the draft, Sanders received a call from someone claiming to be\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/new-orleans-saints\/\">New Orleans Saints<\/a>\u00a0general manager Mickey Loomis, who informed Sanders that the Saints would be taking him with their next pick.<\/p>\n<p>There may be a sure-fire way to prevent this from happening in the future.<\/p>\n<p>One person on X, formerly Twitter, suggested a solution: no one could call players before their selection, and they would have to wait in real-time to see where they would be taken in the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Draft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" 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Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The NFL has fined the Atlanta Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich after his son admitted to prank-calling Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons will have to pay $250,000, and Ulbrich will have to pay $100,000 for \u201cfailing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL Draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>An investigation found that Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of Jeff Ulbrich, \u201cunintentionally\u201d came across Sanders\u2019 phone number on his dad\u2019s iPad, wrote the number down, and gave it to a friend, who called Sanders pretending to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, the son of Falcons legend and Colorado coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/deion-sanders\/\">Deion Sanders<\/a>, had been waiting to get a call from the NFL team wanting to draft him.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders would have until the final day to hear his name.<\/p>\n<p>Jax Ulbrich posted a statement Sunday, apologizing to Sanders and calling his actions \u201ccompletely inexcusable, embarrassing and shameful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m so sorry I took away from your moment, it was selfish and childish. I could never imagine getting ready to celebrate one of the greatest moments of your life and I made a terrible mistake and messed with that moment. Thank you for accepting my call earlier today, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me,\u201d he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mai-list-content\">\n<p class=\"is-style-subheading has-whitespace-nowrap has-primary-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The 2025\u00a0NFL Draft\u00a0was marred by practical jokesters tricking prospects into thinking their football dreams were being realized and something needs to be done about it. 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