Son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich apologizes for prank call made to Browns draft pick Shedeur Sanders

CNN The son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has apologized for a prank call made to Shedeur Sanders on Friday as he waited to be picked in the NFL draft Originally one of the NFL s most-touted draft prospects Sanders received a call allegedly from the general manager of the New Orleans Saints as he waited anxiously to learn which NFL crew would select him But the call turned out to be a prank Jax Ulbrich the Falcons coach s son took to Instagram on Sunday to issue a general apology On Friday night I made a tremendous mistake Sheduer sic what I did was comprehensively inexcusable embarrassing and shameful Ulbrich wrote I m so sorry I took away from your moment it was selfish and childish I could never imagine getting 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 nowadays I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me Sanders who played for the University of Colorado and is the son of Colorado coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders could not be reached for comment He also has not yet reacted to the advance on social media The hoax was captured on video and was posted online Saturday by Well Off Media a production company owned by Shedeur s brother Deion Sanders Jr In the video the caller now identified as Ulbrich posed as Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and stated Sanders We re going to take you with our next pick right here Excited friends and family surrounded a grinning Sanders for the eagerly awaited moment But you re going to have to wait a little longer man Sorry about that Ulbrich mentioned and hung up A confused Sanders could only muster the words What does that mean Adding to the confusion only NFL personnel were supposed to have access to the private number used just for the draft It would be almost another hours before the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders in the fifth round with the th overall pick on Saturday The Falcons issued a message Sunday explaining how Ulbrich obtained Sanders number Earlier in the week Jax Ulbrich the -year-old son of defensive coordinator Jeff 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 band s comment declared Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the information exposure or any facets of the prank and was made aware of the above only after the fact The Atlanta Falcons do not condone this behavior and send our sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family who we have been in contact with to apologize to as well as facilitate an apology directly from Jax to the Sanders family Before the identity of the prank caller became known both Sanders and Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski addressed the happening It didn t really have an impact on me because it was just like I mean OK like I don t feed into negativity or I don t feed into that stuff Sanders reported Saturday in a phone call with the media You ve seen on Deion Junior s YouTube video My reaction to it I don t it is what it is I think of module it is childish Of class I feel like it was a childish act but everybody does childish things here and there Stefanski was blunter when he spoke to the media Saturday People are morons would be my reaction to that he disclosed I mean it s sad that these young men have to deal with this That happened a lot in the green room in Green Bay Guys were getting calls so it s silly but onward and upward He didn t specify which other players may have received calls The NFL proven to CNN that the league is looking into additional prank calls made to other draft hopefuls The Falcons announced the organization will cooperate with the league s handling of the situation and that the Falcons are reviewing their protocols to prevent any future incidents The NFL tells CNN the league has been in contact with the Falcons and is reviewing the matter CNN has reached out to the Browns and the Sanders family for comment on the situation