Tyreek Hill has addressed the man at the center of a federal fraud case who claimed the two were friends, and the receiver’s comments add another layer to a bizarre story that has already crossed from scam allegations into NFL name-dropping.
Daejon Love was arrested at the Boise Airport in Idaho late last month after federal authorities charged him in an elaborate $1.3 million romance and investment scam. Prosecutors say he presented himself as a wealthy San Francisco 49ers wide receiver or a high-end real estate investor, backing up the act with polished social media videos of him training in official team gear and even a staged fake NFL contract signing.
Investigators identified at least 26 women across Oregon, Washington, California, and Idaho who were defrauded out of approximately $1.3 million.
As part of the scheme, Love repeatedly leaned on NFL connections to make his story look real. In one video for victims, he claimed Tyreek Hill, along with former NFL wideouts Antonio Brown and John “Smoke” Brown, were his “really, really good friends.” He also said he had first met them through his wealthy family’s international business ties while growing up in Switzerland.
Hill then responded publicly to the claims. In the live video, he said the two had once done intensive football training together, and he called Love “nasty.”
That response gives some support to Love’s claims about training, even as the broader fraud case continues to unfold. But plenty of people still aren’t buying Hill’s version of events.
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