Shedeur Sanders prank call was by Falcons defensive coordinator’s son, team says

ATLANTA The Atlanta Falcons reported Sunday that defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich s son was responsible for a prank call made to Cleveland Browns draft pick Shedeur Sanders The Falcons published a comment saying -year-old Jax 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 The Falcons revealed Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the content exposure or the prank until after the fact Sanders a standout quarterback from Colorado is the son of Buffaloes coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders who began his NFL career with the Falcons Shedeur Sanders was perhaps the draft s biggest story as he had to wait until the fifth round on Saturday before being drafted by the Browns He received a prank call on Friday night the second day of the draft while waiting In the call Jax Ulbrich identified himself as New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and recounted Sanders he had been drafted by the Saints before ending the call It didn t really have no impact on me because it was just like OK I don t feed into negativity or I don t feed into that stuff Sanders revealed Saturday after being drafted by Cleveland This is what it is I think of subject it s childish of class I feel like it was a childish act but everybody do childish things here and there The Falcons apologized to Sanders and his family and declared they were facilitating an apology directly from Jax Ulbrich to the family We are thoroughly reviewing all protocols and updating if necessary to help prevent an episode like this from happening again the Falcons reported The declaration from the club mentioned The Atlanta Falcons do not condone this behavior and send our sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family Related Articles Keeler Hello Cleveland Why CU Buffs star Shedeur Sanders can fly where Johnny Manziel crashed Shedeur Sanders first CU Buffs quarterback taken in NFL draft in years Shedeur Sanders selected by Cleveland Browns with th pick in NFL draft Keeler Shedeur Sanders draft slide proves there s one match Deion Sanders can t change The NFL President Trump questions if NFL owners are stupid for passing on Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders The Falcons reported they have been in contact with the NFL and will continue to cooperate fully with any inquiries we may receive from the NFL league office Jeff Ulbrich celebrated the Falcons emphasis on defense in the NFL draft The Falcons selected two edge rushers Georgia s Jalon Walker and Tennessee s James Pearce Jr in the first round Their first four draft picks were defensive players Ulbrich was - as interim coach of the New York Jets last season before being hired to return to Atlanta where he previously worked as an assistant AP Sports Writer Noah Trister in Washington contributed to this overview Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams