The NFL just punished the Atlanta Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich for their roles in the Shedeur Sanders draft day prank call … stating the org. and coach messed up by allowing confidential info to get leaked.
The Falcons were fined $250k and Ulbrich an additional $100k for “failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL Draft.”
Sanders was on the receiving end of a bogus phone call on Day 2 of the event … with a male pretending to be New Orleans Saints owner Mickey Loomis hitting the ex-Colorado quarterback’s private line and telling him he’d have to wait a bit longer before getting picked.
It was eventually revealed Ulbrich’s son, Jax, got hold of a list of prospects’ numbers that was sent out to teams prior to the draft … and he was spotted witnessing the call in a video that circulated on social media.
Jax later apologized for his role … and said he called Sanders to express his regret.
The Falcons echoed Jax’s remorse … and said they would cooperate with the league’s investigation into the matter.
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