Roquan Smith’s “hold-in” took another bizarre turn Monday, when, sources confirmed, the NFL management council sent an email to all 32 teams saying that a man named Saint Omni was contacting clubs on behalf of the Bears linebacker.
Omni is not an NFLPA-certified agent. As such, he’s forbidden from negotiating contracts or exploring trade interest in a player.
The memo reiterated that Smith himself was the only person who could negotiate his own contract because he does not have a certified agent.
The memo reminded teams of tampering rules, too.No team is allowed to negotiate with a player under contract somewhere else —or his NFLPA-certified agent —without written permission from the player’s employer.