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The National Football League has fined the Atlanta Falcons and adjunct manager Jeff Ulbrich aft Ulbrich's lad admitted to prank-calling prospective quarterback Shedeur Sanders during the NFL draft.
An NFL spokesperson said successful a connection to CBS News that the Falcons were fined $250,000 and Ulbrich was fined $100,000 "for failing to forestall the disclosure of confidential accusation distributed to the nine successful beforehand of the NFL Draft."
Sanders, who played for Colorado, was expected to beryllium drafted betwixt 3rd wide and the aboriginal 2nd round, but was not drafted until the 5th circular by the Cleveland Browns. The telephone took spot betwixt the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
Jax Ulbrich, 21, later apologized for his actions, calling them "completely inexcusable, embarrassing, and shameful."
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Kerry Breen is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. A postgraduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she antecedently worked astatine NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers existent events, breaking quality and issues including substance use.
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