Falcons get burned by prank call to QB Sanders

The NFL fined the Atlanta Falcons $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich US$100,000 on Wednesday over a phone number leak that led to a prank call to rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

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Sanders, the son of retired star Deion Sanders, had been seen by some as a first-round pick in the NFL Draft last week but slid to the fifth round before being taken by the Cleveland Browns.

Sanders received a prank call from Jax Ulbrich, the son of the Falcons coach who had taken the number from his father’s iPad while visiting the family home to later make the prank call.

Pretending to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, Jax Ulbrich called Sanders last Friday and delivered a confusing message, saying the Saints would take him with their next pick but he would have to wait longer.

Jax Ulbrich later apologised to Sanders and others while confessing his role in the prank.