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The NFL is adjusting the list of contact information for its prospects for this year’s NFL Draft after the prank call to Shedeur Sanders while he was sliding down the draft board last April.
When Sanders fell out of the first round, and even more so after not being picked in the second or third round on Day 2 of the draft, he was pranked by Jax Ulbrich, the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who wrote down Sanders’ phone number from his father’s open iPad while visiting his house.
Now, the NFL is limiting access to prospects’ contact information to one person within each franchise, according to The Athletic.
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) watches from the sidelines late in the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Huntington Bank Field on Dec. 7, 2025. (Ken Blaze/Image Images)
“The league will provide relevant contact information to a single point of contact at the club for football operations,” a league spokesperson told the outlet. “This individual will be responsible for safeguarding the numbers.”
The moment involving Sanders ended up going viral, as he was livestreaming a draft party with his family and friends when he received a call from someone posing as New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis ahead of the team’s 40th overall pick.
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The Saints were among the teams in the market for quarterbacks heading into the draft, and they didn’t select any in the first round. Meanwhile, other quarterback-needy teams like the Tennessee Titans (Cam Ward, No. 1) and New York Giants (Jaxson Dart, No. 25) already settled the position on day one.
Instead of drafting Sanders, the Saints went with Louisville’s Tyler Shough in the second round. Sanders would have to wait until the fifth round to be chosen by the Cleveland Browns, who also selected Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in the third round the day before.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders reacts on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Cleveland. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)
Jeff Ulbrich later apologized for his son’s actions, where he also took the blame for the leaked phone number in the first place.
“My actions in not protecting confidential data were inexcusable,” Ulbrich said at a news conference at the Falcons facility. “My son’s actions were absolutely inexcusable and we are both deeply sorry.”
The NFL fined the Falcons $250,000 and Jeff Ulbrich was docked $100,000.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders looks to pass against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL football game in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (David Richard/AP)
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“I promise that my son and I will work hard to prove that we are better than this,” Ulbrich added.
