Daejon Love is the talk of the sports world this week after he was exposed for pretending to be a San Francisco 49ers player. He reportedly stole $1.3 million from 26 women and did so with some absolutely ridiculous “proof” of his NFL career.
The story began with absurd details and has continued to evolve as more evidence is shared on social media.
Daejon Love Was Committed to His Bit
One of the most hilarious parts of his fraud was the fact he carried his 49ers helmet seemingly everywhere.
DAEJEON LOVE WOULD HOLD HIS #49ERS HELMET EVERYWHERE HE WENT.
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— MLFootball (@MLFootball) September 1, 2026
Has any real NFL player ever taken their helmet to anywhere outside of the locker room?
That is just one shocking detail of his story. Then comes the fact he claimed to be a professional basketball player overseas before his NFL fraud began. That, or the two false claims were happening at the same time.
🚨THIS IS HILARIOUS🚨
A group of guys who used to hoop with fake #49ers player Daejon Love posted an old video of him playing basketball — and revealed his FIRST story was allegedly that he played PRO BASKETBALL OVERSEAS.
They said Love would pull up to the gym in a Hellcat and…
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) August 31, 2026
This is both funny and sad at the same time. What kind of day-to-day life did he live to keep up with all of these lies?
Love is now a pariah and it’s clear this story is not going away anytime soon. His fake 49ers jersey number was No. 7 and Love was trolled after a current 49ers player decided to take the number.
De’Zhaun Stribling has switched his jersey number to 7, per @mattbarrows.
The last 49ers WR to wear 7? Daejon Love pic.twitter.com/y6oYMrdL9G
— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) August 31, 2026
Perhaps Love can get a jersey retirement ceremony one day. Well, he’d likely opt to throw his own celebration for that “honor.”
This is the type of fraud that seems hard to do in the age of social media. But Love somehow pulled it off and had his scheme running for several years. Unfortunately for him, he is now being roasted into oblivion.
