Final Thursday, the 2025 NFL draft came about in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin. One problem the NFL bumped into this draft season was prank calls from exterior numbers.
Browns QB Shedeur Sanders obtained a prank name from Jax Ulbrich. Son of Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich. Consequently, Atlanta was fined $250,000 by the NFL, and Jeff Ulbrich was fined $100,000 by the Falcons. His son acquired Sanders’ quantity from his iPad. A number of high prospects had been prank-called in the course of the draft. The newest to share their story was Giants rookie Abdul Carter.
Abdul Carter revealed he was one other participant who was pranked in the course of the draft
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ESPN’s Adam Shefter reported that Abdul Carter was one other high-profile prospect who was pranked on draft night time. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, mentioned Carter obtained the prank name when the Jaguars had been on the clock with the #2 choose. The decision instructed Carter that Jacksonville was going to pick out him with the second general choose. Rosenhaus says that Carter and he knew the decision was not actual. Minutes later, he obtained a name from the Giants and was drafted third general.
Rosenhaus mentioned it’s “unlucky” that these non-public numbers are being leaked. The league continues to be trying into who pranked Abdul Carter. His caller just isn’t the identical one that pranked Shedeur Sanders. It’s a disgrace that these athletes need to take care of that kind of habits. They wait their complete lives to be drafted. The very last thing that ought to be taking place is them receiving a prank name.
Fortunately for Abdul Carter, he was the following choose after he was pranked. The identical can’t be mentioned for different gamers. Colts TE Tyler Warren was pranked whereas the Jets had been on the board at #7. Nonetheless, he was not chosen till Indianapolis picked at #14. The worst of all of them was Browns QB Shedeur Sanders. He was pranked within the second spherical and was not chosen till the fifth spherical.
