Raiders' Ashton Jeanty says he received prank call on draft night

Las Vegas Raiders draft pick Ashton Jeanty was also among those affected by the prank call epidemic that struck NFL prospects The Heisman Trophy finalist revealed in a contemporary podcast interview that his call came in after he was already selected He reported the prank-caller stated him he was being traded to the Dallas Cowboys CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Several dude called me who was like 'Yeah we just traded with the Raiders and you're coming to the Cowboys he declared on the Stacking the Box podcast I just hung up bro I was like 'Come on bro Jeanty declared before the draft it would have been a dream to play for the Cowboys since he grew up in Frisco Texas before he committed to Boise State for college ROB GRONKOWSKI 'GLAD' LAWRENCE TAYLOR DENIED ABDUL CARTER'S GIANTS JERSEY REQUEST I would love to play for the Cowboys he informed NBC Dallas-Fort Worth back in January It d be like a dream come true Obviously I used to play in their practice stadium and all our home games in high school even my freshman year when we came down here for the Frisco Bowl we practiced there again So it would just feel like I m at home honestly I ain t going to say too much but Dallas they ve perpetually had a good running back and when they ve got a good running back they play a lot better The Raiders were the next best option Jeanty was far from the only player to get pranked The the majority infamous call was placed to Shedeur Sanders as he slid to the fifth round The culprit was revealed to be the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich The Falcons were fined and the coach was hit with a fine Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter