Shedeur Sanders Was Prank Called By Son Of Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator
NFL Draft day is both special and stressful as young men await their fate. Hoping to get drafted by a team, they wait in anxious suspense. So it goes without saying that a prank call only cranks up the stress levels of the would be future NFL players. But unfortunately that’s exactly what happened to the guy who had been considered the possible No.1 pick in the draft. Shedeur Sanders was prank called by the son of the Atlanta Falcons defensive Coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich. It happened to Sanders during Day 2 of the NFL draft.
The Atlanta Falcons released an official statement regarding the incident and it read as follows:
“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. The 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. We have also been in contact with the NFL and will continue to cooperate fully with any inquiries we may receive from the NFL league office. We are thoroughly reviewing all protocols, and updating if necessary, to help prevent an incident like this from happening again.”
Shedeur Sanders Was Prank Called By Son Of Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator
Furthermore, it was not only the Atlanta Falcons providing a sincere response. A post was made on IG from Jax Ulbrich, that was specifically for Shedeur Sanders. Jax is the son of the Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, and in his Instagram statement he apologizes for the draft weekend prank call to Shedeur Sanders. Jax Ulbrich states,
“On Friday night I made a tremendous mistake. Shedeur, what I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful. I’m 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.”
Shedeur took it all in stride and was happy to be eventually drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round with pick #144. So all’s well that ends well but if Sanders ever has the chance to play against the Falcons they might want to watch out, lol!
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