Falcons Apologise To Sanders Over Prank Call

The Atlanta Falcons person apologised to Shedeur Sanders aft their protect co-ordinator's boy helped to prank telephone nan young backmost during nan NFL Draft.

In video footage connected societal media, Sanders tin beryllium heard taking a telephone from personification purporting to beryllium nan New Orleans Saints' wide head Mickey Loomis.

The caller tells Sanders nan Saints will make him their adjacent prime earlier saying that he is going to "have to hold a small spot longer".

Sanders - whose begetter Deion began his storied NFL profession pinch nan Falcons - ended up being selected by nan Cleveland Browns arsenic nan sixth prime of nan 5th round and 144th overall.

"Earlier successful nan week, Jax Ulbrich, nan 21-year-old boy of protect co-ordinator Jeff Ulbrich, unintentionally came crossed nan draught interaction telephone number for Shedeur Sanders disconnected an unfastened iPad while visiting his parent's location and wrote nan number down to later behaviour a prank call," said a Falcons statement.

"Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of nan information vulnerability aliases immoderate facets of nan prank and was made alert of nan supra only aft nan fact.

"The Atlanta Falcons do not condone this behaviour and nonstop our sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family, who we person been successful interaction pinch to apologise to, arsenic good arsenic facilitate an apology straight from Jax to nan Sanders family.

"We are thoroughly reviewing each protocols, and updating if necessary, to thief forestall an incident for illustration this from happening again."

Jax Ulbrich besides made an apology connected societal media, saying he had made a "tremendous mistake" and described what he did arsenic "completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful".

He added: "I'm truthful sorry I took distant from your moment, it was selfish and childish."

Sanders, who had been tipped to beryllium 1 of nan first picks, yet became nan sixth backmost selected successful nan draught and nan 2nd by nan Browns.

"It didn't really person an effect connected me," said Sanders erstwhile asked astir nan prank call.

"I deliberation of people it was a childish act, but everybody does childish things present and there."

Sanders' begetter Deion - who had a notable profession during which he played cornerback successful defence arsenic good arsenic a footwear returner and wide receiver connected offence - coached his boy astatine Colorado.

The NFL Hall of Famer besides played successful nan World Series - nan pinnacle of shot - for nan Atlanta Braves successful 1992.