We often hear about players’ “welcome to the NFL” moments, but the same doesn’t typically apply for coaches. Sure, there are times where rookie head coaches get embarrassed or simply outdueled by veterans early in their careers, but not as publicly as players do.

Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is apparently the exception because he was welcomed to the NFL with a cruel prank by Sean McVay. While at dinner with Kingsbury and Patrick Mahomes, McVay pretended to get a text from Roger Goodell saying the two coaches were going to be punished for tampering, potentially losing draft picks.

Kingsbury bought it, believing the Cardinals might be in line to lose the No. 1 overall pick. McVay didn’t drag it out too long, but it was enough to make Kingsbury feel sick to his stomach.

“It ruined dinner. It ruined dinner. I almost threw up,” Kingsbury said on the Kingsbury Chronicle podcast. “But no, it was well done. he played it off and he had the phone and was like, ‘He never texts me, this is not good.’ I was like, ‘Oh my god.’”

Kingsbury and McVay are friends, which makes this even better. And being friends, there’s no doubt the rookie head coach will try to get his buddy back at some point.

“It was a well-done prank and he’s got one coming, so I’ve gotta pick my spot,” the Cardinals coach said.

The Rams and Cardinals will square off twice in 2019 as they do every year, so perhaps Kingsbury will have something planned for McVay when his team comes to town. That’d be a long time to wait for the payoff, but it might be worth it in the end.