Many are upset because Shedeur Sanders got a prank call that told him he was drafted when he wasn't. I think it's funny. Here's an excerpt from my TribLive.com column:
An infamous prank call got perpetrated by Jax Ulbrich, the son of Atlanta’s defensive coordinator. Ulbrich got Sanders’ NFL-only number via his father’s iPad.
Sanders was told he’d been drafted by New Orleans but oops, maybe not. HAW, HAW, HAW, HAW!
Sanders wasn’t hospitalized. He’s not in therapy, though that seems a good idea. This isn’t some terrible thing. Sanders just got punk’d, and was a deserving target.
Jax Ulbrich, don’t ever change. What you did wasn’t a “tremendous mistake,” like your mandated apology said. It was just tremendous. It was legendary. I wish I’d done it.
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The fallout continues.
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said that the kid should receive corporal punishment from his dad. Get an "ass whipping." He wants a father to spank his 21-uear-old son.
Perhaps Stephen A. could see that on Pornhub.
Others are calling for Jeff Ulbrich to be fired from his position as Falcons defensive coordinator. Why? What did he do? It's not like he was the gag's mastermind.
The kid pulled a joke. He didn't commit a felony. He didn't call the president and tell him that Russian missiles got launched. He didn't violate national security.
To anyone thinking straight, this just isn't a big deal.
But we don't think straight anymore.
Shedeur Sanders actually handled the aftermath of the prank in mature fashion. That's a rarity for him. He should thank Jax Ulbrich for providing that opportunity.
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