Abdul Carter also received a prank call

[MightyGiants]

Adam Schefter
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The pranks keep coming: it turns out that Abdul Carter also got a prank call during the second pick in which the caller said he was from the Jaguars and they were going to select him with the No. 2 overall pick. "It's unfortunate that these private numbers are getting to the people making the prank calls, said Carter's agent, Drew Rosenhaus. "Abdul and I knew it was bs and didn't even tell his family about the call." Moments later, Carter got the real call from the Giants, the team that selected him third overall.

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1917614966565122489

[MrGap92]

Has this been common in previous years?

[MightyGiants]

Has this been common in previous years?

I have heard the occasional report over the years, but nothing like this year.  I suspect there is more focus on them because of Sanders being the target of one.  So I am not sure if there were more prank calls this year, or if they are being reported more because of Sanders. 

At this rate, the NFL is going to come down hard on phone number security, especially if investigations lead to more team personnel being the source of the leaked phone numbers (as opposed to friends and outside people with the number pulling the pranks)