NGT: What happens with Shedeur Sanders this year?

[MightyGiants]

At the very least, it would have given them someone with contacts to be realistic about his prospects.

The agent brings a lot to the table for the 3 percent

1)  They give their clients an objective view of where they stand (that view is bolstered by the agent's discussions with teams, something a player can't do)

2)  They send their top clients to programs that prep them for the Combine and the pre-draft process, including interviews.  They also share information on how teams interview players.

3)  They act as players' PR people during the process to help their image

4)  They promote their clients to teams

[MightyGiants]

While I think the decision made by Ulbrich's son to do this prank was in incredibly poor taste, immature, lame, and deserving of shaming and some sort of punishment, I thought fining Ulbrich $100k was rather extreme by the NFL. That's a very large sum of post-tax money for a guy who is not making player or head coach type money. I think 1/3 of that would have been fine. $100k is a real assault on that family's finances.

Yes, what the kid did was bad. But $100k? I think that's too much. Kids do stupid, sometimes idiotic sht. Kids who end up being perfectly solid adults make dumb mistakes in their youth. That's not me condoning him, but I don't think forcing Ulbrich to pay $100k of post tax money is a reasonable punishment for this. No laws were broken here. An apology was issued quickly. A fine of a still painful, but less extreme amount would have been appropriate here. I think the NFL was embarrassed about the Shedeur fall, and this decision was unreasonably influenced by that to some degree.

Just my personal view.

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🚨🚨INSANE🚨🚨

JEFF ULBRICH'S SON COST HIM 1/8TH OF HIS 2025 SALARY FROM THE #FALCONS... AFTER HIS PRANK CALL.

Ulbrich's 2025 salary post-taxes: $800K
 
Ulbrich's fine for his son's prank call: $100K

THIS IS CRAZY 😱😱😱


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Taken in isolation, the fine seems excessive


When you consider just how embarrassing the incident was for the NFL (and the NFL is all about its reputation), I could see why the NFL issued a fine as high as it did.


Lucky for Jeff, he has money from his NFL career

Jeff Ulbrich has a salary of $1.6 million as the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated at around $10 million, built over the years through his NFL playing career, coaching roles, endorsement deals, and investments.

https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/jeff-ulbrich-net-worth-all-on-falcons-dcs-salary-investments-and-properties-article-151539886

[MightyGiants]

Here is Ross Tucker putting his name to his description of his interaction with Sanders.  He shared his experience with teams, and these sorts of details matter when you are scouting a prospect, especially a QB


https://x.com/dpshow/status/1917664107257282771

[MightyGiants]

https://x.com/nfl_dovkleiman/status/1918020700167696732?s=46&t=1vcQIN8GqF5J2oLdxEVEJQ