‘Not sorry’ – Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco’ slam apology from son of Falcons coach who prank-called Shedeur Sanders
Shannon Sharpe and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson have slammed the ‘kids’ who prank called Shedeur Sanders on NFL Draft day. Before the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders on Day 3, a video on social media showed the Colorado prospect picking up the phone to someone that falsely claimed to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis. Sanders was victim of a prank call during Day 2 of the NFL DraftGetty “It’s been a long wait, man,” the caller said. “We’re going to take you with our next pick right here, man. But you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer, man. Sorry about that.” In the video, Sanders was hung up on and left confused, before realising he had been pranked. Footage of the incident was viewed millions of times across social media amid the 23-year-old’s unprecedented draft slide. The Atlanta Falcons released a statement Sunday stating that Jax Ulbrich, the son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, ‘unintentionally came across’ Shedeur’s contact number and was behind the prank call he received on Friday. According to reports, the 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich provided the number. However, he was sitting beside an unidentified friend in the viral video, who was the one who actually made the call to Sanders. Both the Falcons and Ulbrich apologised for the prank, while the NFL confirmed they are ‘looking into the matter’. “What I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing and shameful,” the younger Ulbrich wrote. “I’m so sorry I took away from your moment, it was selfish and childish.” In the apology, Ulbrich said he had spoken to Sanders since the prank to offer his apology directly. Sanders was seen taking the prank call during a live stream on FridayX: @KollegeKidd The Falcons later confirmed that the son of DC Jeff Ulbrich was behind the callX: @NFL_DovKleiman Speaking on Sunday’s Nightcap podcast, Sharpe and Johnson condemned the incident. They suggested that those behind the call weren’t actually sorry, and claimed everything these days is done for ‘likes’ on social media. “The apology, it seems sincere, especially being that it was written from someone else,” Johnson began, sarcastically. “No, it’s a bunch of you know what. Did he really mean it? No, the fact that he got caught is the only reason he’s apologizing. “They’re not sorry. They know what they were doing, they’re young, it was a prank. We’re in an era of pranks.” Sharpe then interjected, adding that ‘everybody wants to try something’ for social media fame in the ‘era of pranks’. Sharpe was furious that pranksters targeted NFL prospects on draft dayYouTube: Nightcap Johnson suggested that those behind the call were trying to get ‘likes’ on social mediaYouTube: Nightcap NBA legend Payton also slammed the behavior of the prank callersYouTube: Nightcap “Everything is about a prank, everybody wants to pull something, want touch somebody, want do something,” the former tight end said. “Leave people alone, especially people you don’t have a relationship with.” Sharpe went on to further break down how the prank and apology unfolded, arguing that the timing suggests everything was calculated. “He got the number from an iPad that he should have been using,” the three-time Super Bowl champion continued. “He waited days. Because it ain’t just happened. And then he made a prank call. He filmed himself while making the prank call, and waited days to make the apology. “Like you said — in this day and age, Ocho, Everything is about clicks.” NBA champion Gary Payton, who also appeared on the podcast, suggested ‘kids in this generation are different’ and that in his era, the prank would have been met with retaliation. “You can’t do that because next time we see you, we’re going to knock you out,” the basketball Hall of Famer said. “You feel what I’m saying? It ain’t going to be about, ‘Okay, I’m going to take this court date’. No, man, I’m going to knock you smooth out. “Because you’re messing with my livelihood. Social media and all that crap, man. We ain’t doing that.” Sharpe said the prank call was because ‘everything is about clicks’ these daysGetty Sanders was selected by the Browns as the 144th overall pick of the draftGetty Sanders was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, ending his all-time slide 24 hours after the prank call. “It didn’t really have an impact on me,” he said, when asked about the incident during a Browns conference call. “Because it was just like, I mean, OK, like I don’t feed into negativity or I don’t feed into that stuff. “My reaction to it, I don’t — it is what it is. I think of course the dude was childish. Of course, I feel like it was a childish act, but everybody does childish things here and there.”
Shannon Sharpe and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson have slammed the ‘kids’ who prank called Shedeur Sanders on NFL Draft day.
Before the Cleveland Browns selected Sanders on Day 3, a video on social media showed the Colorado prospect picking up the phone to someone that falsely claimed to be New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis.
“It’s been a long wait, man,” the caller said.
“We’re going to take you with our next pick right here, man. But you’re going to have to wait a little bit longer, man. Sorry about that.”
In the video, Sanders was hung up on and left confused, before realising he had been pranked.
Footage of the incident was viewed millions of times across social media amid the 23-year-old’s unprecedented draft slide.
The Atlanta Falcons released a statement Sunday stating that Jax Ulbrich, the son of defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, ‘unintentionally came across’ Shedeur’s contact number and was behind the prank call he received on Friday.
According to reports, the 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich provided the number. However, he was sitting beside an unidentified friend in the viral video, who was the one who actually made the call to Sanders.
Both the Falcons and Ulbrich apologised for the prank, while the NFL confirmed they are ‘looking into the matter’.
“What I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing and shameful,” the younger Ulbrich wrote.
“I’m so sorry I took away from your moment, it was selfish and childish.”
In the apology, Ulbrich said he had spoken to Sanders since the prank to offer his apology directly.
Speaking on Sunday’s Nightcap podcast, Sharpe and Johnson condemned the incident.
They suggested that those behind the call weren’t actually sorry, and claimed everything these days is done for ‘likes’ on social media.
“The apology, it seems sincere, especially being that it was written from someone else,” Johnson began, sarcastically.
“No, it’s a bunch of you know what. Did he really mean it? No, the fact that he got caught is the only reason he’s apologizing.
“They’re not sorry. They know what they were doing, they’re young, it was a prank. We’re in an era of pranks.”
Sharpe then interjected, adding that ‘everybody wants to try something’ for social media fame in the ‘era of pranks’.
“Everything is about a prank, everybody wants to pull something, want touch somebody, want do something,” the former tight end said.
“Leave people alone, especially people you don’t have a relationship with.”
Sharpe went on to further break down how the prank and apology unfolded, arguing that the timing suggests everything was calculated.
“He got the number from an iPad that he should have been using,” the three-time Super Bowl champion continued.
“He waited days. Because it ain’t just happened. And then he made a prank call. He filmed himself while making the prank call, and waited days to make the apology.
“Like you said — in this day and age, Ocho, Everything is about clicks.”
NBA champion Gary Payton, who also appeared on the podcast, suggested ‘kids in this generation are different’ and that in his era, the prank would have been met with retaliation.
“You can’t do that because next time we see you, we’re going to knock you out,” the basketball Hall of Famer said.
“You feel what I’m saying? It ain’t going to be about, ‘Okay, I’m going to take this court date’. No, man, I’m going to knock you smooth out.
“Because you’re messing with my livelihood. Social media and all that crap, man. We ain’t doing that.”
Sanders was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, ending his all-time slide 24 hours after the prank call.
“It didn’t really have an impact on me,” he said, when asked about the incident during a Browns conference call.
“Because it was just like, I mean, OK, like I don’t feed into negativity or I don’t feed into that stuff.
“My reaction to it, I don’t — it is what it is. I think of course the dude was childish. Of course, I feel like it was a childish act, but everybody does childish things here and there.”
