The Shedur pranker has been identified. Son of Falcons coach copied the number

[rayzor]

10 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm guessing the league provided the contact information of all the prospects coming out this year. Once the teams have that list its probably available to all the top brass on the team. Each team has their own idea of who should have access to that information. I'm guessing the league will now set rules on who can have access to that information going forward. 

can't believe that this wasn't already happening. 

probably put all of it on some kind of signal chat. 

[Icege]

15 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

So you're saying if you are working at home and decide to go make a sandwich in the kitchen while you have family members are in the house, you lock your computer for those 5 minutes to make sure one of your own family members doesn't go and do something stupid and mess with your job?

Unless you work in the highest levels of national security or something, that would just be a bit extreme, as nobody is thinking their own son is going to do something like that (again, unless he's done things in the past to make you think he is that dumb).

Yes.

The last thing I need is one of the animals (child included) running across the keyboard or accidentally deleting an important email.

I'd rather deal with the couple of extra seconds of having to put my password back in then compromise the data I'm trusted with. That's not extreme at all. It's literally the bare minimum that somebody could do next to nothing. Instead of chalking up blame to not knowing the future, we can prevent that future with just a little personal responsibility.

[Icege]

15 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

My personal laptop has about a five minute lock.

My company laptop will go about a minute and it will lock.  Same with my phone (because it has a remote access connection to my employer's network and they require it).  It is annoying, but I understand why they do it.   And I work from home.  I work in cyber threat and these are pretty standard requirements now for any major corporation. I bet they will be now for NFL teams.    

You'd think that there'd be some type of league framework in place but it's mostly the burden of the teams to figure out and implement. I remember back towards the end of the Gettleman era doing a scrape and being shocked at what was discovered.

 

Edited 9 hours ago by Icege

[Jon Snow]

16 minutes ago, rayzor said:

can't believe that this wasn't already happening. 

probably put all of it on some kind of signal chat. 

Probably just an excel spreadsheet. 

[HaricotVert]

15 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

So you're saying if you are working at home and decide to go make a sandwich in the kitchen while you have family members are in the house, you lock your computer for those 5 minutes to make sure one of your own family members doesn't go and do something stupid and mess with your job?

Unless you work in the highest levels of national security or something, that would just be a bit extreme, as nobody is thinking their own son is going to do something like that (again, unless he's done things in the past to make you think he is that dumb).

My computer has access to some of my clients proprietary data/methods and in some cases the PII of their constituents and members.

 

The eye tracker I have locks my system if I turn my back on my computer much less get up and walk away.

[HaricotVert]

31 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

I'm guessing the league provided the contact information of all the prospects coming out this year. Once the teams have that list its probably available to all the top brass on the team. Each team has their own idea of who should have access to that information. I'm guessing the league will now set rules on who can have access to that information going forward. 

I would have thought the NFL would give the prospects a contact list of numbers the teams would use to contact them during the draft.

[HaricotVert]

As to the OP....
Kid is a dick and the Falcons IT team needs to get to work on their Infosec policies

[Jon Snow]

3 minutes ago, HaricotVert said:

I would have thought the NFL would give the prospects a contact list of numbers the teams would use to contact them during the draft.

It doesn't sound like they do if you watch the video calls notifying the player from the team. Every call from the GM introduces who they are and what team they work for. If the league does the players are not saving them in their phones. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Jon Snow

[PantherFanInPhilly]

On 4/27/2025 at 5:09 PM, mrcompletely11 said:

"YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I literally say this all the time and my kids have no idea why..

 

"I GOT MAIL..YAYYY!!"

[Car123]

On 4/27/2025 at 4:49 PM, frankw said:

Proper prank calling is a lost art.

Crank Yankers is a GOAT show for this reason.

Ed Bassmaster>>

[PantherFanInPhilly]

Btw, Jerky Boys were the real GOATs of prank calls. We wore those tapes out back in the day. 

[MHS831]

When I was in my early 20s, this kid wound have been put on a pedestal.  Not only did he get the information from an Atlanta coach, he framed the Saints.  He is on a different level.  Don't get me wrong--it was stupid-- and if I was his dad I would be pissed--but the nerve--the balls---the unbridled disregard for the consequences of the establishment--few people have ever reached this level.  But there are others who were more brilliant, but for these examples, we have to go to the Ivey League and MIT.  Let's start with MIT:

During the 1982 season, seven members of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) managed to bury a weather balloon under the field in Harvard's stadium over a three-week period.

The meticulous planning and technologically advanced prank led to those MIT students (safely) disrupting the Harvard/Yale game during the second quarter. The balloon, with "MIT" written all over it, inflated to eight feet before popping.

The student newspaper at MIT covered the event with a simple, fitting headline.

"Saturday's score: MIT 1, Harvard/Yale 0."

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Yes, another Harvard/Yale game.

This time, though, MIT wasn't involved. No, this clever trick in 2004 was the brainchild of two Yale students with the assistance of about 20 others.

Disguised as "Harvard Pep Squad" members, the Yale students distribute red and white placards to the Crimson crowd. They assured the fans that "Go Harvard" would be spelled out on the cards.

In reality? "WE SUCK" appeared on the Harvard side.

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[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, rayzor said:

this was stupid and immature and anyone who thinks it was funny is just as immature. 

just a jackass move for anyone on anyone. 

makes me want to cheer for Shadeur now. 

I agree with your first two sentences.

Only way I would cheer for him though is if he became a Panther. 

[rayzor]

3 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I agree with your first two sentences.

Only way I would cheer for him though is if he became a Panther. 

this "now" moment will likely pass in a few days when i and most people quit caring about this whole thing. still think it was an unfunny  immature jackass move and i have to say i'm not surprised by those who loved it and thought it was hilarious.