ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons said Sunday that defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich’s son was responsible for a prank call made to NFL draft pick Shedeur Sanders.
The Falcons released a statement saying 21-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.”
Although he provided the number, Jax Ulbrich was sitting beside an unidentified friend who actually made the call to Sanders.
The Falcons said their defensive coordinator was unaware of the data exposure or the prank until after the fact. They offered “sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family” in their statement, and Jax also posted a public apology on social media.
Sanders, a standout quarterback from the University of Colorado, is the son of Buffaloes coach and Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, who began his NFL career with the Falcons.