The American Football Association does not like jokes: fines of $ 350,000 for a trick in “draft” | Sport
A heavy joke related to draft Or choose new players from The American Football Association, the US Football League in the United States, It has led to fines for $ 350,000. Atlanta Falcons has been fined at $ 250,000 for the role that the organization played in nominating data that caused a joke invitation to the Sanders Board Last week during draft From 2025. In turn, the defensive coordinator of the falcon, Jeff Olbrich, was fined at another $ 100,000. Either way, the blame is not prevented from being prevented from publishing the confidential information distributed to the club before the draft.
Al -Saqour issued a statement on Sunday in which they realized that Jax Ulbrich, the 21 -year -old defensive coordinator, found Sanders to “on an open iPad while visiting her parents’ home and scored to make him a joke over the phone later.”
Jax Ulbrich was sitting next to an unknown friend named Sanders on Friday, the second day of draft. Sanders, prominent Qurtbbeck Colorado, he is the son of Boufalos coach and a member of the celebrity Hall Professional American football, Dion Sanders, who started his career in the US Football Association with falcons. In the call, they told Sydeur Sanders, who will be chosen in the first round, but it was not finally chosen to the fifth, by the Cleveland Brown.
Falcons said that Jeff Olbic was not aware of the nomination of data or joke even after the facts. The team offered “honest apologies to Sidi Sanders and his family.” Also published Jax ULBRICH General apology on social networks.
“We thank the US Football Association for its quick and comprehensive review of the data nomination last week and the events that occurred after that,” Al -Saqur said in a statement on Wednesday. He added: “We were active when dealing with the situation internally and we have fully cooperated with the league throughout the operation, and we accept the punishment imposed on coach Jeff Olbic and the organization. We trust our security policies and practices and we will continue to emphasize its past.”
The defensive coordinator appeared on Wednesday to the media. “First of all, I would openly apologize to Shidor and the Sanders family for what happened. Secondly, I would publicly apologize (…) to organize the entire falcon. He will not resort to any way. According to the copies of his words published on the team’s website.
Olbrich confirmed that he learned what his son did yet draft. He said he had informed the hawks organization in the situation and then called the Sanders family to apologize personally.
“The Sanders family, Sherdor and coach (Dion) Sanders were incredibly friendly. More friendly than they should be at a time like this,” said Ulbrich on the phone call between him and his son and the Sanders family. “It was an opportunity for my son and I apologized,” he added.
