{"id":74810,"date":"2025-05-24T06:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T06:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/74810\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T06:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T06:31:12","slug":"steelers-qb-will-howard-among-several-victims-of-draft-day-prank-calls-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/74810\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers QB Will Howard among several victims of Draft Day prank calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh Steelers sixth-round pick <a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/pff-will-howard-a-perfect-fit-with-pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will Howard<\/a> was one of several NFL prospects caught up in a cruel draft day trend that has been making headlines, prank calls meant to mimic the moment a player gets selected by a team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">\u201cI had gotten prank called a couple times, so it was actually nice to have a real one,\u201d Howard told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelers.com\/video\/watch-1-on-1-with-howard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Missi Matthews in a one-on-one interview via Steelers.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 hOiAJc body-paragraph\">Howard eventually received the real call from head coach<a href=\"https:\/\/steelersnow.com\/cowherd-mike-tomlins-voice-with-steelers-has-run-stale\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Mike Tomlin <\/a>in the sixth round, but by then, the confusion and frustration had already taken a toll. 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