Shedeur Sanders, selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 2025 NFL Draft, is now at the center of an investigation by the NFL due to a prank call that leaked his private phone number. The call, made by an individual impersonating New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis, misled Sanders into believing he would be drafted by the team. The incident has raised concerns within the league about player privacy during the draft process, echoing similar past occurrences. Notably, the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was found to be behind the prank call.

Such actions are deemed unacceptable, and the NFL is taking steps to ensure this does not happen again in future drafts. The league's investigation aims to gather more information and potentially prevent similar breaches of confidentiality moving forward.