Shedeur Sanders, the son of Deion Sanders, experienced a prank phone call during the NFL Draft, where a caller falsely claimed to be Mickey Loomis, general manager of the New Orleans Saints, stating they would select him soon. This incident occurred while Sanders was waiting to be drafted, having expectations of being picked on Day 1.
The prank call, recorded and shared by Shedeur's brother on YouTube, involved a convincing impersonation of Loomis. The caller promised to draft Sanders but stated he would need to wait longer, then abruptly hung up. This occurred on Friday, following an extended wait that had already lasted for two days and three rounds.
Shedeur Sanders, though initially confused due to the caller having his private NFL contact number, remained unfazed by the incident. He pointed out that the prank was likely intended to elicit a specific emotional response, but he refused to be upset. Later, the Saints actually selected a different quarterback.
The video also showed Deion Sanders, Shedeur's father, and his brother, Shilo Sanders (also an NFL prospect), offering support throughout the stressful waiting period. Deion expressed frustration about the prank.
Despite being projected as a first-round pick and having his jersey retired at Colorado, Shedeur Sanders remained undrafted after the third day of the draft. He took to social media with an optimistic message, expressing his enthusiasm and determination to pursue his NFL dreams.
Shedeur Sanders was the victim of a prank call Friday during his wait to be drafted by an NFL team. That wait has now extended to over two days and three rounds for a player who had expectations of being selected on Day 1 of the NFL Draft.
“This is Mickey Loomis here, (general manager) of the Saints. It’s been a long wait, man. We’re gonna take you with our next pick right here, man,” the caller said, captured on video by Well Off Media, a YouTube channel run by Deion Sanders Jr., Shedeur’s older brother.
“Yes sir, let’s be legendary,” Sanders said.
“But you’re gonna have to wait a little bit longer, man. Sorry about that,” the caller said before hanging up.
Shedeur Sanders had a large party awaiting his selection in the first round Thursday night, but by Friday night, a much smaller group, mostly composed of family, hung around his father Deion Sanders’ home in Canton, Texas, outside Dallas.
Shedeur Sanders was mostly confused because the phone he received the call on was acquired a day early, and the contact information was only given to NFL teams.
“Nobody has that number but coaches, strictly for that reason. Why get mad? They want you to have a certain type of reaction to it,” Sanders told his brother on the video. “They want you to feel bad. But I ain’t trippin’.”
A few minutes later, the Saints made their actual selection, taking Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough with the 40th pick.
Deion Sanders, watching on a sofa outside his home, shook his head.
“Wow,” he said. “Wow.”
Shedeur Sanders spent much of the night with his older brother, defensive back prospect Shilo Sanders who he played alongside for two seasons at Jackson State and two more at Colorado.
Sanders, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, also had his No. 2 jersey retired at Colorado during the Buffaloes’ spring game last Saturday. He was widely projected as a first-round pick but has yet to be selected entering Saturday, the final day of the draft which hosts rounds 4-7.
“I know what’s going on,” Deion Sanders said on the video, adding that he had hope and trusted God. “This is to the point now where it’s like ‘Hey man, y’all gotta stop.’”
On Saturday morning, Shedeur Sanders posted on X: “Another day another opportunity to get a chance to play the game I love.”
(Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images)
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