No more prank calls, they hope. The NFL has taken measures to protect the phone numbers of draft prospects following what happened to Shedeur Sanders last year. The Cleveland Browns quarterback, then ...

Sanders was prank-called by the son of an Atlanta Falcons employee Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine.

“Coach Prime,” Deion Sanders’ son, and the Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders were picked in the fifth round, as the 144th overall pick. However, his dream moment at the draft was ruined by a prank ...

Shedeur Sanders received a prank phone call from the son of an Atlanta Falcons coach during the 2025 NFL Draft. Jason Miller / Getty Images One year after a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the ...

After Shedeur Sanders was one of multiple prospects who received prank calls during last year's NFL draft, the league is reportedly limiting access to prospects' phone numbers in 2026. "The relevant ...

Tight end Kenyon Sadiq explained Saturday why he thought he may have been getting prank called when the New York Jets selected him with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft on Thursday night.

Don’t expect another viral prank call in the 2026 NFL draft. With a few days to go until the draft gets underway in Pittsburgh, the league announced it’s making one key change to help prevent future ...

The NFL is limiting teams' access to draft prospects' personal information in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the Shedeur Sanders prank call incident from last year. According to The Athletic, only ...

The NFL is tightening its prospects’ contact information list for this year’s NFL Draft after the prank call to Shedeur Sanders as he slid down the draft board last April. As Sanders fell out of the ...