NFL fines Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich following prank call to Shedeur Sanders

ATLANTA The Atlanta Falcons have been fined and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been fined as the outcome of Ulbrich s son participating in a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft The NFL proven the fines on Wednesday for the roles by the Falcons and Ulbrich in failing to prevent the disclosure of confidential information distributed to the club in advance of the NFL draft The Falcons who disclosed the role of Ulbrich s -year-old son Jax in the prank call as Sanders was waiting for his name to be called in the draft explained they accept the discipline from the league We appreciate the NFL s swift and thorough review of last week s content exposure and the event that transpired due to it the Falcons announced in a comment We were proactive in addressing the situation internally and cooperated fully with the league throughout the process and accept the discipline levied to Coach Jeff Ulbrich and the organization We are confident in our assurance policies and practices and will continue to emphasize adherence to them with our staff whether on or off premises The Falcons also mentioned the Ulbrich family is working with the organization to participate in society utility initiatives in relation to last week s matter On Sunday the Falcons stated in a report that 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 Jax Ulbrich was sitting beside an unidentified friend who veritably made the call to Sanders on Friday the second day of the draft 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 Sanders who entered the draft expecting to be a first-round pick was selected Saturday in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns Related Articles Keeler Shedeur Sanders phone prank should lead to fines suspensions for Atlanta Falcons coach Shedeur Sanders prank call was by Falcons defensive coordinator s son group says Keeler Hello Cleveland Why CU Buffs star Shedeur Sanders can fly where Johnny Manziel crashed Shedeur Sanders first CU Buffs quarterback taken in NFL draft in years Shedeur Sanders selected by Cleveland Browns with th pick in NFL draft The Falcons revealed Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the input exposure or the prank until after the fact The squad offered sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family Jax Ulbrich also posted a society apology on social media The NFL continues to investigate prank calls made to other players during the NFL draft The Associated Press announced Tuesday the call to Shedeur Sanders wasn t related to the other prank calls Tyler Warren Kyle McCord Mason Graham and Chase Lundt also have revealed receiving prank calls AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi in Tampa Florida contributed to this analysis Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams