The NFL has made their decision over the Shedeur Sanders prank call incident. Someone posing as an NFL general manager called Shedeur Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft. In response, the league launched an investigation, and the source has been identified. Jax Ulbrich, the son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, and his involvement in the prank calls were acknowledged in a statement released by the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Today, the league handed out a fine.
Breaking: NFL Hands Out Quarter Million Dollar Fine In Shedeur Sanders Prank Call Incident
A massive fine has been levied after the prank caller was identified:
Jeff Ulbrich after his son prank called Shedeur Sanders during the 2025 NFL Draft. The league fined the Falcons $250,000 and also fined Ulbrich $100,000 for the incident, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Ulbrich’s son, Jax, used his dad’s iPad to get Sanders’ phone number. Jax then pretended to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, and told Sanders he was about to be drafted by the franchise.
Here is a video of the prank call:
The fact that it was some ole miss frat guys on the other end of the shedeur sanders prank call is nasty work pic.twitter.com/QB6vHbFeCI
— John (@iam_johnw) April 26, 2025
Here is a look at Sanders’ college stats:
| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2021 | Jackson State | 13 | 13 | 11−2 | 272 | 413 | 65.9 | 3,231 | 7.8 | 30 | 8 | 151.7 | 103 | −17 | −0.2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Jackson State | 13 | 13 | 12−1 | 341 | 483 | 70.6 | 3,732 | 7.7 | 40 | 6 | 160.4 | 85 | 173 | 2.0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Colorado | 11 | 11 | 4−7 | 298 | 430 | 69.3 | 3,230 | 7.5 | 27 | 3 | 151.7 | 111 | −77 | −0.7 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Colorado | 13 | 13 | 9−4 | 353 | 477 | 74.0 | 4,134 | 8.7 | 37 | 10 | 168.2 | 100 | −50 | −0.5 | 4 | |
| Career[29] | 50 | 50 | 36−14 | 1,263 | 1,803 | 70.1 | 14,327 | 7.9 | 134 | 27 | 158.4 | 399 | 29 | 0.1 | 17 | ||
