Prank calls to other players unrelated to the one received by Shedeur Sanders, AP source says

By ROB MAADDI The prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft wasn t related to the ones other players received a person familiar with the league s analysis stated The Associated Press on Tuesday Related Articles Monday s high school scores and highlights Lowell outlasts Methuen in MVC volleyball marathon HS roundup Unbeaten Shawsheen P Will Trach gets th win St Mary s rolls on holds off English behind early runs Celtics rule out starter for Battle of playoff series vs Magic The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the examination is ongoing Tyler Warren Kyle McCord Mason Graham and Chase Lundt also have shared receiving prank calls The call to Sanders who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round made headlines Sunday when the Atlanta Falcons reported defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich s son was responsible Sanders received a prank call on Friday night the second day of the draft while waiting after entering the draft expecting to be a first-round pick The Falcons issued a message 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 league provided phone numbers to teams for only the players who attended the draft in Green Bay and the players who were participating in virtual interviews with NFL Infrastructure and ESPN Sanders and Warren were among those doing virtual interviews Though Jax Ulbrich provided the number he was sitting beside an unidentified friend who veritably made the call to Sanders The Falcons explained Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the material exposure or the prank until after the fact They offered sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family in their announcement and Jax Ulbrich also posted a general apology on social media 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 Lundt an offensive lineman from UConn was selected in the sixth round by Buffalo He stated he received several prank calls It s been quite crazy of a day I mean I fielded a couple like prank calls before it so I was kind of up and down a little bit like if anything was real or not Lundt announced So I was just whenever I got this call it kind of made me feel a little bit more calmed down and everything And it was just nice to see that the Buffalo Bills were really interested in me and everything So I m really looking forward to getting to work with them and I thank them for everything for giving me an opportunity So it s going to be great but yeah I can t wait But it s going to be awesome McCord the former Syracuse quarterback who was taken by the Eagles last weekend described Philadelphia-area media that someone tried to prank him while the draft was ongoing The father of Cleveland s top pick former Michigan defensive tackle Mason Graham notified the Detroit Free Press that someone had made a TikTok while calling Graham and indicated his number on video His phone was getting called nonstop Allen Graham informed the Free Press via text message AP Sports Writer John Wawrow in Buffalo New York contributed to this document AP NFL https apnews com hub NFL