Cardinals had to delay drafting Jeremiyah Love because they had a wrong phone number

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We've all seen teams calling the NFL draft prospects they intend to select minutes before the card is turned in to the league. The moment often plays out on television or is shared on social media — but the Arizona Cardinals initially couldn't connect for their call with Jeremiyah Love Thursday night.

It wasn't a lack of trying; the club dialed the number they had for Love.

But, nope, no connection to the intended No. 3 overall draft pick. So the team's brain trust calmy stepped back, took a breath, considered options and tried something else.

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Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected third overall by the Arizona Cardinals during the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 23, 2026. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

And all the while underlings scrambled madly for a correct number.

"If you want me to tell you the honest-to-God truth, we had the wrong phone number," Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said later.

"The phone number that we were given was the wrong one and so that was a little bit of the delay. But we got that straightened out and we called Jeremiyah and got ahold of him. That is what the delay was, technical difficulties."

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We have to thank Ossenfort for his transparency. But, on the other hand, yikes!

Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame arrives in Pittsburgh before the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23, 2026. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

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