by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
April 30, 2025
The NFL staff was fined $250,000, and their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, was fined $100,000 for the act carried out by Jeff Ulbrich’s son, Jax
The Nationwide Soccer League has fined the Atlanta Falcons and the staff’s defensive coordinator after the coach’s son made a prank name to Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders throughout the latest NFL Draft.
The NFL staff was fined $250,000, and their defensive coordinator, Jeff Ulbrich, was fined $100,000 for “failing to forestall the disclosure of confidential data distributed to the membership upfront of the 2025 NFL Draft.”
The NFL has confirmed that the #Falcons have been fined $250,000 and DC Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 for failing to forestall the disclosure of confidential data distributed to the membership upfront of the NFL Draft.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 30, 2025
The Falcons launched an announcement following the league’s announcement of the punishment.
“We admire the NFL’s swift and thorough evaluate of final week’s knowledge publicity and the occasion that transpired as a result of it,” the Falcons stated in a written assertion.
“We had been proactive in addressing the scenario internally and cooperated totally with the league all through the method, and settle for the self-discipline levied to Coach Jeff Ulbrich and the group. We’re assured in our safety insurance policies and practices and can proceed to emphasise adherence to them with our employees, whether or not on or off premises. Moreover, the Ulbrich household is working with the group to take part in neighborhood service initiatives in relation to final week’s matter.”
The staff is being punished as a result of Ulbrich’s son, Jax, known as Sanders after stealing the cellphone quantity from his father’s iPad throughout a go to to his dad and mom’ dwelling. He known as the quarterback and instructed him he was a common supervisor from one other NFL staff, phoning to tell him that he had been chosen to play for the staff. Proper earlier than ending the decision, he expressed that his wait to be picked for a staff might be somewhat longer earlier than hanging up.
After the prank befell, questions arose about how the prankster obtained the quantity, because it was solely given to NFL personnel. After phrase received out in regards to the prank, Jax admitted to his father what he had finished. Jeff knowledgeable the staff, and the Falcons launched an announcement taking duty for Jax’s actions earlier than the league concluded by fining each the staff and his father.
The defensive coordinator spoke to the media after studying in regards to the high quality.
“To start with, I wish to publicly apologize to Shedeur and the Sanders household for what occurred. Second of all, I need to publicly apologize to Mr. (Arthur) Clean, Terry Fontenot, Raheem Morris, and all the Falcons group. My actions — my actions — of not defending confidential knowledge had been inexcusable. My son’s actions had been completely inexcusable, and for that, we’re each deeply sorry. The NFL has taken motion, and I totally respect the punishment. We take full duty, each my son and myself, and we is not going to be showing the high quality in any manner. Going ahead, I promise my son and I’ll work laborious to reveal that we’re higher than this. Once more, I’m deeply sorry for our actions.”
Shedeur accepted Jax’s apology, which he had supplied privately earlier than making it public.
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