Atlanta Falcons coaches motion to players during an NFL football training camp practice, Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)
by 680 The Fan Staff
ATLANTA – A viral video circulated over the weekend showing two young men prank-calling former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, pretending to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons confirmed that one of the individuals involved was Jax Ulbrich, the 21-year-old son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich. The team issued a statement apologizing to Sanders and his family, emphasizing that Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the incident.
In a statement, the Falcons said:
“Earlier in the week, Jax Ulbrich, the 21-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. Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data 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.
We have also been in contact with the NFL and will continue to cooperate fully with any inquiries we may receive from the NFL league office.
We are thoroughly reviewing all protocols, and updating if necessary, to help prevent an incident like this from happening again.”
Stay tuned to 680 The Fan for the latest updates and reactions to this developing story.
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