NFL investigating how Shedeur Sanders' phone number was leaked for prank call during draft

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The NFL is investigating how the newest Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ phone number used for the NFL Draft was leaked, which led to him being prank called, a league official confirmed with Fox News Digital. 

During Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, video went viral on social media of Sanders, the Colorado Buffaloes star, receiving a call on a phone specifically used for the moment. 

Sanders expressed concerns about potential prank calls before the draft, so he said Boost Mobile sent him a new phone with a number only released to NFL executives. 

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Shedeur Sanders looks on at his jersey retirement ceremony during Colorado's NCAA college football spring game, Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Boulder, Colo.  (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

However, the video showed the quarterback talking to someone impersonating New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. 

"It’s been a long wait, man," the prank caller was heard saying in the video. "We’re going to take you with our next pick, man, but you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer, man. Sorry about that."

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Another video made its rounds on social media of the man suspected of calling Sanders. He is reading off a script on his lap, and a side-by-side video of the two conversations appear to match up with Sanders’ own video of the situation. 

Sanders was confused after the person hung up, and so was the crowd of friends and family around him. 

"What does that mean?" Sanders said. 

He ended his live