As the draft approaches, prank call season could be coming. This year, the league will be strictly limiting access to prospect phone numbers to one person per team.
TL;DR:
The 2025 NFL Draft was marred by high-profile prank calls to prospects like Shedeur Sanders, leading the league to fine the Falcons and Jeff Ulbrich after a private number was leaked. Although the NFL initially blamed the team for poor security, it was later revealed the league sent the contact information to roughly 2,000 people in an email not marked "confidential." To prevent future issues, the league is severely limiting access this year, stating that “the relevant contact information will be provided by the league to a single point of contact at the club in football operations.” This designated individual “will be responsible for safeguarding the numbers” to ensure the legitimacy of draft-day communications.
u/JCameron181 — 12 hours ago