As more information continues to unfold about how Daejon Love scammed at least 26 women out of $1.3 million by impersonating a 49ers wide receiver, it continues to catch the eye of professional athletes.
Former Oakland A’s outfielder Eric Byrnes appeared on his podcast “Deuces Wild” and revealed a story about a former bat boy who impersonated him in the Bay Area.
“He was leaving one night in his mom’s Escalade or something, and there was two chicks that pulled up beside him, and he had his A’s hat on,” Byrnes told his cohost, former Giants first baseman Will Clark. “The girls are like, ‘Eric Byrnes! Eric Byrnes!’ and he’s like, ‘Yeah, what’s up?’ “
Byrnes said the bat boy impersonating him was talking with the girls while driving down the freeway until he told them to pull over — resulting in one of the female passengers entering his car.
“He ends up getting his knob polished. I’m not kidding,” Byrnes said. “The whole time, this chick thinks it’s f–king me.”
Byrnes said the next day when he came into the clubhouse, the bat boy told A’s equipment manager Steve Vucinich the story, which led to him confessing to the Oakland outfielder.
“He told me, and I’m like, ‘Bro, no!’ What the f–k, you can’t do that,” Byrnes said. “And sure enough, we made an agreement: nice work, congratulations, don’t ever f–king do it again.”
Before Love was caught, the fake 49ers receiver released workout videos on his social media channels that included running routes in a San Francisco helmet.
Though being under heavy scrutiny for his actions, Love also has received support. Former 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens defended him by saying what happened was “unfortunate” but added “so many other people have done far worse things than him.”
Owens said if Love is in jail, so should former Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who was connected to a welfare fraud case in Mississippi in 2022.
Former Eagles center Jason Kelce appeared on his podcast “New Heights” earlier this week and called Love’s actions “crazy.”
He offered some advice: “We’ve got to be smarter, women,” Kelce said.
