VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A dangerous crime known as "swatting” happens when criminals make prank calls to authorities, reporting fake emergencies in the hopes of getting a large-scale law enforcement ...

The NFL began supplying select draft prospects with single-purpose phones, but that has become a problem for the players, teams, and, yes, the league itself, because the numbers are being leaked with ...

The 2025 draft has reintroduced millions to the lost art of the prank phone call. The Jerky Boys did it. Bart Simpson has been doing it since 1989. It was one of the funniest moments in what had to ...

Some of the most memorable moments of any NFL Draft are videos of players getting the long-awaited phone call from a team on the clock, with their new coach and general manager telling them they're ...

Abdul Carter, considered by some to be the best player in the draft, was also a victim of a phony phone call before the Giants selected the Penn State edge rusher at No. 3 overall. Someone pretending ...

The NFL has fined the Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich thousands of dollars over a prank call sent last week to then-NFL draft prospect Shedeur Sanders. The league said the fine was for ...

Shedeur Sanders wasn't the only player to receive a prank call during the 2025 NFL Draft. In fact, he wasn't even the best prospect involved in the unfortunate trend. That "honor" belongs to former ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have been fined $250,000 and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich $100,000 as the result of Ulbrich’s son participating in a prank call to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL ...

A prank carried out by the son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has proven to be a costly one. The NFL announced Wednesday that the Falcons would be fined $250,000 after Ulbrich’s ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich have been fined by the NFL over the prank call made to Shedeur Sanders during the NFL Draft by Ulbrich's son. The Falcons were ...