Apr 28, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Atlanta Falcons issued an announcement confirming that their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich’s son, Jax, made the prank name to Shedeur Sanders
The Atlanta Falcons on Sunday issued an announcement confirming that their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich’s son, Jax, made the prank name to former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders on day 2 of the NFL Draft. The 21-year-old Berry School scholar mentioned he has apologized to the now-Cleveland Browns participant.
Jeff Ulbrich’s son made a prank name to Shedeur Sanders on day 2 of the NFL Draft(File picture/AP)
Sanders got here into the draft as a high 5 prospect, however fell via the ranks and was lastly picked by the Browns within the fifth spherical. Nevertheless, in a surprising second, the 23-year-old obtained a prank name on Friday that he initially believed was from normal supervisor Mickey Loomis of the New Orleans Saints, a group then believed to have curiosity in him.
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“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 Falcons mentioned.
On Sunday, it was revealed that Tyler Warren additionally obtained a prank name and his group believes it was from the identical one that known as Sanders. The NFL has not confirmed the id of Warren’s prank caller.
Will the Falcons hearth Jeff Ulbrich?
“The Falcons will not take any action against their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. “They are continuing to review their protocols to make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.”
The defensive coordinator has not coached a recreation for the Falcons but. He joined their employees after a stint with the New York Jets, the place he labored with Robert Salah.
In line with studies, Eagles sixth-rounder Kyle McCord additionally obtained prank calls. We have no idea if Ulbrich was behind the decision.
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