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Cleveland Browns -legend Bernie Kosar Rev Shedeur Sanders’ prank rings when details of the incident were revealed on Sunday.
Jax Ulbrich, son of Atlanta Falcon’s defense coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, was revealed to be the guilty behind the call made to Sanders when Quarterback fell from being an expected first round draft of a possible choice of fifth round. Browns chose Sanders 144. Overall.
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Cleveland Browns Quarterback Bernie Kosar, #19, in action against Miami Dolphins at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami on October 8, 1989. (US Today Sports)
Kosar responded to the revelation in a post on X.
“Wow beyond unfortunately disgusting,” Kosar wrote. “Great young man who handles himself as amazing as shooting watch Sanders handles himself. Go brown.”
Jax Ulbrich released an apology on his Instagram account.
“Friday night I made a huge mistake,” the post read. “Sheath watch, what I did was completely unforgivable, embarrassing and shameful. I’m so sorry that I took away from your moment, it was childish and selfish.
“I could never imagine being ready to celebrate one of the greatest moments of your life, and I made a terrible mistake and messed with that moment. Thank you for accepting my call earlier today, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.”
Former Brown’s Quarterback Bernie Kosar, Left, chatting with former NFL -Quarterback Tom Brady before an NFL football match at Huntington Bank Field on Sunday 8 September 2024 in Cleveland. (Jeff Lange / USA Today Network via iMagn -Pictures)
The NFL confirmed to Pakinomist Digital earlier on Sunday that the league had launched a probe in the call.
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Falcons said Jax Ulbrich had written the phone number down from an iPad that had been left out in the open air in his parents’ house.
“Earlier this week, Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, came unintentionally across the draft contact phone number to shooting Sanders from an open iPad while visiting his parents’ home and writing the number down to make a prank call later.” The team didn’t say, “the team said.
“Atlanta Falcon’s condolences this behavior and sends our sincere excuses to shooting Sanders and his family, with whom we have been in contact to apologize, as well as facilitating an apology directly from the Jax to the Sanders family.
The Colorado Buffaloes Quarterback Shhedeur Sanders, No. 2, goes off the field after Colorado’s loss against Oregon State Beavers at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, November 4, 2023. (Chet Strange-usa Today Sports)
“We have also been in contact with the NFL and will continue to cooperate fully with all investigations we may receive from the NFL League office. We thoroughly review all protocols and update if necessary to help prevent an incident like this from happening again.”
Sanders was exposed to at least two prank calls during the draft.
Browns eventually chose Sanders with the No. 144 gathered election of the draft.
“It didn’t really have an impact on me because it was like, I mean, ok, as if I’m not feeding negativity or I don’t feed it.” Sanders told Cleveland Media about Prank Call via ESPN. “You’ve looked at Deion [Sanders] JR’s YouTube video. My reaction to that, I don’t – that’s what it is. I think, of course, it’s childish. Of course, I feel like it was a childish act, but everyone does childish things here and there. “
