The NFL has taken measures against the Falcons of Atlanta and the defensive coordinator during the prank call of the day of the repechage in Sheder Sanders.
The humiliating free fall from the quarter to the fifth round of the NFL recovery on the weekend was aggravated by a cruel farce call, which was made to a telephone number only available for NFL managers and team before team.
It appeared later that Jax Ulbrich, the son of Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich, was behind the call after having published a statement on Sunday.
Now, the league has confirmed that it punished both the franchise and its coach for not prevented the brutal call.
On Wednesday, the NFL confirmed that the Falcons had been sentenced to a fine of $ 250,000 and to Jeff Ulbrich $ 100,000 for having failed to protect confidential information distributed to the team, Ian Rapoport reported.
In a press release, the Falcons accepted punishment, promising to strengthen its security procedures.
The NFL has taken measures against the culprits behind the prank call to SheDer Sanders
Sanders received the telephone call, which was broadcast on a live flow in real time on Friday
The Falcons and DC Jeff Ulbrich were sentenced to a fine by the League for the Farce call
The organization also revealed that Ulbrich Jax’s son would serve his own punishment in the form of a community service.
“We appreciate the rapid and in -depth examination of the NFL of the exposure to last week data and the event that happened because of this,” said the franchise.
“We were proactive to tackle the situation internally and cooperated fully with the League throughout the process, and accept the discipline taken to train Jeff Ulbrich and the organization. We are confident in our security policies and practices and will continue to highlight membership with our staff, whether on or outside the locals.
“In addition, the Ulbrich family works with the organization to participate in community service initiatives concerning last week.”
Sanders had been lower than some – including his father, the temple of renown Deion Sanders – to be a choice among the first five, but he became embarrassing the greatest shock of the draft when he slipped not only from the first round, but also the second, the third and the fourth.
And Friday – the second day of the draft – HHe had thought that his long slide had finally ended earlier when he had received a call, allegedly from the Director General of the New Orleans, Mickey Loomis on Friday.
On Saturday, a clip for Prank appellants was published on social networks. He showed a young man – wearing a sweater Ole Miss – calling Sanders.
Sanders was informed that he would be selected with the next choice of New Orleans, to soon discover that the call was a hoax. “You’re going to have to wait a little longer,” he said.
It was revealed on Sunday that Ulbrich’s son Jax was behind the call
The friend of the joker, who was sitting nearby on the sofa, was left with his mouth open and had to go away after hearing Sanders reply.
The 23 -year -old later revealed that he had obtained a new phone with the specific intention of the project, suggesting that only the leaders of the NFL team had the number.
The revelation sparked a fury among the fans, the NFL announcing on Sunday morning that it would launch an investigation into the issue.
A few hours later, Jax published a statement admitting the wild farce while arguing for forgiveness.
“Friday evening, I made a huge mistake,” Jax published on social networks. “Sheder, what I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing and ashamed.
“I’m really sorry to have removed your moment, it was selfish and childish. I could never imagine preparing myself to celebrate one of the greatest moments of your life and I made a terrible mistake and I played with this moment.
Jax then revealed that he and Sanders spoke on the phone before concluding: “I hope you can find in your heart to forgive me”.
At the time, the Falcons confirmed to the Daily Mail that they would not take measures against Jeff Ulbrich, which would have been data violation software.
More to follow.
