After Shedeur Sanders Prank, NFL Tightens Control Over Draft Contacts

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After Shedeur Sanders Prank, NFL Tightens Control Over Draft Contacts

The National Football League will now limit prospects’ contact information to one team staffer after last year’s prank call involving Shedeur Sanders. The former Colorado Buffalo was contacted by someone impersonating a GM during the draft. The league later fined the Atlanta Falcons and a staff member involved in the leak of Shedeur’s number. And that incident also led to stricter safeguards moving forward.

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