Jax Ulbrich, the son of Falcons defensive coordinator and ex-Jets coach, Jeff Ulbrich, has apologized for prank calling Shedeur Sanders in the course of the 2025 NFL Draft, revealing himself to be the individual behind the mysterious scenario.
Sanders, together with a number of different prospects, acquired prank calls whereas they waited to be chosen by an NFL group, with the decision being captured on a dwell stream after which going viral.
The Falcons have additionally confirmed that Jax, 21, had been answerable for the cellphone name and stated that he had been capable of get Sanders’ quantity “off an open iPad whereas visiting his mother and father’ residence and wrote the quantity right down to later conduct a prank name.”
The group denied that Jeff had any data of what had occurred and had solely discovered after it had occurred.
The NFL had stated it was investigating how Sanders’ cellphone had acquired the prank name and it was later reported that a number of different prospects had acquired crank calls throughout this yr’s draft, together with Colts first-round decide Tyler Warren.
Jax Ulbrich launched an announcement on social media on Sunday, apologizing for his actions.
“On Friday evening I made an amazing mistake,” the assertion learn. “Sheduer, what | did was fully inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful. I’m so sorry | took away out of your second, it was egocentric and infantile. I may by no means think about on the brink of rejoice one of many best moments of your life and I made a horrible mistake and messed with that second. Thanks for accepting my name earlier at present, I hope yow will discover it in your coronary heart to forgive me.”
The Falcons denounced his actions as effectively and issued their very own apology to Sanders and his household.
“The Atlanta Falcons don’t condone this habits and ship our honest apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his household, who we now have been involved with to apologize to, in addition to facilitate an apology straight from Jax to the Sanders household,” the group stated. “Now we have additionally been involved with the NFL and can proceed to cooperate absolutely with any inquiries we might obtain from the NFL league workplace. We’re completely reviewing all protocols, and updating if crucial, to assist forestall an incident like this from taking place once more.”
All of it got here to gentle largely as a result of Sanders had been live-streaming in the course of the second evening of the draft and it was captured because it occurred, and went viral on social media.
The individual pretended to be Saints common supervisor Mickey Loomis, seemingly organising that Sanders was about to be drafted by New Orleans.
“It’s been an extended wait, man,” the individual stated. “We’re going to take you with our subsequent decide, man, however you’re going to have to attend a little bit bit longer, man. Sorry about that.”
For his half, Sanders informed reporters that the prank name didn’t influence him.
“You’ve seen on Deion [Sanders] Jr.’s YouTube video. My response to it, I don’t — it’s what it’s. I consider course it’s infantile. In fact, I really feel prefer it was a infantile act, however all people does infantile issues right here and there,” he stated.
