NFL investigating how Shedeur Sanders' phone number was leaked for prank call during draft
The NFL is analyzing 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 ratified with Fox News Digital During Day of the 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 possible prank calls before the draft so he mentioned Boost Mobile sent him a new phone with a number only issued to NFL executives CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMHowever the video established 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 SHEDEUR SANDERS SAYS OF THINGS HE DID THAT SEEMED RIGHT I COULD HAVE WENT ABOUT IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY 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 explained He ended his live stream on Twitch shortly thereafter Sanders eventually got a real call from Browns general manager Andrew Berry who explained him they were going to call his name with pick No in the fifth round It didn t really have an impact on me because it was just like I mean OK like I don t feed into negativity or I don t feed into that stuff Sanders reported Cleveland media about the prank call via ESPN You ve seen on Deion Sanders Jr s YouTube video My reaction to it I don t it is what it is I think of program it s childish Of lesson I feel like it was a childish act but everybody does childish things here and there Sanders new head coach Kevin Stefanski stated that people are morons when inquired about the prank call After the prank call the Saints ended up selecting Louisville s Tyler Shough with the th overall selection again a quarterback not named Sanders taken Two more would go on day Jalen Milroe and Sanders Browns classmate Dillon Gabriel Sanders fall in this year s draft is easily the top storyline after the three long days in Green Bay He was projected to be a first-round pick top at one point but he fell all the way to the fifth round with a great number of opining and reporting on why that may be the matter Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
