Caleb Rogers hangs up on Raiders' head coach Pete Carroll in NFL Draft call
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There's no question that things can get a bit chaotic when players hear their names called in the NFL Draft. Often surrounded by family and friends, the excitement that comes from getting that phone call is a testament to the years of hard work and dedication that it took to get there. So when Texas Tech's Caleb Rogers took the call from the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday, it led to a funny moment that left Pete Carroll hanging on the other end.
On Sunday, the official Twitter/X account for the Raiders confirmed that Rogers accidentally hung up on Carroll during the draft night call. During a press conference, Raiders GM John Spytek - sitting next to Carroll - said that Rogers was so excited that he hung up on the head coach.
"Caleb was so excited that he hung up on coach," Spytek said. "So he got over there and he wasn't even there."
"He's in trouble with me, so I want you to know that," Carroll jokingly added.
Yes, that actually happened 🤣 pic.twitter.com/bONhs6jM5h
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 27, 2025
Rogers also shared his side of the story, admitting that the excitement of that phone call led to the confusion.
"I mean, my friends couldn't help but to just start yelling. So I had to run away from everybody, and I couldn't really hear everybody. All I'm asking is, 'are you guys about to make me a Raider?' So I kinda jumped off. They followed me, of course. I mean, you know, as I expected them to. I'm talking on the phone, I'm trying to hear, I'm telling them how excited I am. I told them to send me the playbook tomorrow, put me on a plane tomorrow, I'm ready. I'm ready to be a Raider, I'm ready to be a part of this organization. And then I thought the phone call was over. The o-line coach called me and Carroll was with him, he said, 'you hung up on me!'
Obviously it was an honest mistake that both sides found amusing, but Rogers believes that story could be fun to look back on after he's had a long and successful career on Las Vegas.
"The idea of hanging up on Pete Carroll, someone who I've watched coach my whole life, is insane. So hopefully it's a funny story that we can tell sometime here in the future when I've been a Raider for 12 years and I'm leaving a legacy. And it all started with me hanging up on the head coach before I even got there."
With the 98th pick in the 2025 @NFL Draft, the @Raiders select Caleb Rogers from @TexasTechFB pic.twitter.com/GYlcaYh17K
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) April 26, 2025
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Christopher Breiler launched Winged Helmet Media and began covering the Michigan Football program in an unofficial capacity in 2017. He then joined Wolverine Digest as part of the FanNation network in 2021 as a contributing writer, where he served as both a writer and a photographer on game days. In 2024, he took over as the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI. In January of 2025, he took over as Publisher for Maryland On SI. His love for Michigan Football brought him into the industry, and his passion for being a content creator has led to some amazing experiences along the way.
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