The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich orchestrated Friday’s prank name to Shedeur Sanders amid the quarterback prospect’s fall within the NFL draft.
The Falcons launched a press release Sunday apologizing for 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich’s hoax after it was reported that the NFL was investigating the prank, during which the caller presupposed to be New Orleans Saints common supervisor Mickey Loomis.
A quick video posted on social media confirmed Sanders taking the decision.
“The way you doing, man?” the caller requested.
“Good,” Sanders responded. “Been ready on you.“
The caller claimed the Saints will take him with their subsequent choose, then urged Sanders is “gonna have to attend somewhat bit longer.” After the decision ended, Sanders appeared unsure about what simply transpired.
Sanders wound up ready till the fifth spherical, when the Cleveland Browns drafted him with the 144th choose total.
“Earlier within the week, Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, unintentionally got here throughout the draft contact cellphone quantity for Shedeur Sanders off an open iPad whereas visiting his father or mother’s residence and wrote the quantity all the way down to later conduct a prank name,” the Falcons stated of their assertion. “Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the info publicity or any aspects of the prank and was made conscious of the above solely after the actual fact.
“The Atlanta Falcons don’t condone this habits and ship our honest apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his household, who we have now been in touch with to apologize to, in addition to facilitate an apology instantly from Jax to the Sanders household.”
Jax Ulbrich launched his personal assertion on Instagram. “I’m so sorry I took away out of your second, it was egocentric and infantile,” he wrote. “I may by no means think about on the point of rejoice one of many biggest moments of your life and I made a horrible mistake and messed with that second. Thanks for accepting my name earlier right now, I hope yow will discover it in your coronary heart to forgive me.”
For his half, Sanders didn’t appear too involved concerning the matter when he spoke about it on Saturday.
“It didn’t actually have an effect on me,” Sanders advised reporters. “In fact, I really feel prefer it was a infantile act, however everyone does infantile issues right here and there.“
Sanders’ father, Colorado coach Deion Sanders, spent the primary 5 seasons of his Corridor of Fame taking part in profession with the Falcons.
Ulbrich, 48, returned to Atlanta this offseason after serving because the interim head coach of the New York Jets final season.
Sanders was not the one draft prospect who acquired a prank name in current days. Fox Sports activities reported that Penn State tight finish Tyler Warren acquired a name a number of picks earlier than he was chosen 14th total by the Indianapolis Colts.
