Shedeur Sanders prank call controversy yields stunning development

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The son of an Atlanta Falcons coach owned up to a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL Draft as the quarterback slid from a first-round projection to the fifth round.

Jax Ulbrich, the son of Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, posted a statement on his Instagram account, apologizing to the former Colorado Buffaloes star.

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Nov. 4, 2023; Boulder, Colorado: Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) walks off the field after Colorado’s loss against the Oregon State Beavers at Folsom Field. (Chet Strange-USA Today Sports)

"On Friday night, I made a tremendous mistake," the post read. "Shedeur, what I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful. I’m so sorry I took away from your moment, it was childish and selfish.

"I could never imagine getting ready to celebrate one of the greatest moments of your life and I made a terrible mistake and messed up with that moment. Thank you for accepting my call earlier today, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.

The NFL confirmed to Fox News Digital earlier on Sunday that the league had launched a probe into the call. 

The Falcons said that Jax Ulbrich had written the phone number down off of an iPad that had been left out in the open at his parents' house.

"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 parents' home and wrote the number down to later conduct a prank call. Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data