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The man accused of faking an NFL career to swindle $1.3million from more than two dozen unsuspecting women lied about relationships with various players, according to remarkable new details.
The Department of Justice announced on Friday that Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and alleged accomplice, Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, were arrested earlier this week at an airport in Boise, Idaho, after the former posed as a San Francisco 49ers player.
A copy of the criminal complaint, obtained by the Daily Mail, has revealed further details of the case, including Love's alleged lie to at least one of the women that he was related to Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love.
He also concocted fake friendships with Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown and John Brown to gain his victims' trust and get them to send him cash.
According to the complaint, Daejon met one woman through Tinder in March 2025 and went on a date, before later asking her 'about her financial situation and if she was interested in investing,' before getting her to send him $17,200.
'[The woman] did not receive any confirmation of the investments,' the complaint said. 'When [the woman] asked Love about the investments, Love stopped communicating with her.'
A man who posed as a 49ers player has been charged with allegedly defrauding more than two dozen women out of over $1.3 million
Daejon Labrayae Love (pictured) and alleged accomplice Taylor Jamie Chan were arrested earlier this week at an airport in Boise, Idaho
The court filing claims that he pretended to exercise with various NFL players - including Hill and Brown - and had received 'invitations to try out with NFL teams' before eventually deciding on the 49ers.
The federal complaint - which was filed in Portland, Oregon - reveals the pair have been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
The criminal complaint shows that, beginning in February 2022, Love and Chan allegedly created fake investment opportunities to defraud women in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California.
It's alleged that Love initiated contact with most of the women through online dating apps while Chan would pose as Love's financial adviser to gain their victims' trust and talk victims through prospective investments.
Love allegedly also created fake bank and investment accounts and balances, which he would flaunt to victims in an effort to legitimize the alleged scheme.
He allegedly pretended to be a relative of Packers quarterback Jordan Love as part of the ruse
Ex-Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was among the NFL players Love claimed he was friends with
The pair allegedly also exchanged investment-related messages, in which Chan played the role of Love's investment advisor. Love allegedly would screenshot Chan's messages and send them to victims to convince them to part with their money.
The pair also hosted three-way FaceTime calls in which they displayed falsified gains to victims, according to the criminal complaint.
As well as sending money they thought was being invested, victims also loaned Love large amounts. If they didn't have money to invest, Love allegedly instructed victims to take out personal loans with the promise they would quickly get repaid.
Once they had no more money to invest, or if they asked too many questions, Love allegedly blocked his victims but kept their money. He has used several names including Jon Love, Daejon Love, Avril Lyto Love, and Jordan Love to perpetuate the scheme, according to the criminal complaint.
Love is pictured wearing 49ers-branded headwear din a photo from his now-deleted Instagram
Love would falsely portray himself as a wealthy individual, often as a 49ers player or a real estate investor, before flaunting his lavish lifestyle to unsuspecting victims
They also created fake bank and investment accounts and balances, which they would flaunt to victims in an effort to legitimize the scheme
Of the victims that have so far been identified and interviewed, none have received any returns.
Financial records show Love and Chan received around $1.3m from their victims, according to the criminal complaint. There have been 26 identified. The FBI, however, believes there are far more.
The FBI discovered that, on August 24, Chan was flying from California to meet up with Love in Boise. Love was in Idaho allegedly to meet new victims and officers swooped to apprehend both of them at an airport.
