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Kenyon Sadiq seeing Shedeur Sanders get pranked caused 'fear' when Jets made NFL draft call

New York Post·Brian Costello·6 months ago
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Jets first-round pick Kenyon Sadiq thought it might be a prank when he got the phone call from the Jets on Thursday night that they were drafting him .

“That was just my biggest fear, with Shedeur [Sanders] and all that stuff that happened with him,” Sadiq said. “It’s such a moment full of so many emotions. It’d be kind of not fun to get a prank call and stuff like that. But no, obviously the call and everything was amazing.”

The Jets took Sadiq, a tight end from Oregon, with the No. 16 overall pick.

The Jets social media team posted a video of the call from the Jets war room to Sadiq.

“I’m excited, Coach,” Sadiq told Jets coach Aaron Glenn during the call. “I was thinking this might be a prank call for a second.”

Kenyon Sadiq addresses reporters during his April 25 press conference. Bill Kostroun for the NY Post

“No, we’re not pranking you, brother,” Glenn said. “You’re going to be a Jet.…

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