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Non-NFLPA certified agent has been contacting clubs on behalf of linebacker Roquan Smith, NFL management council memo says

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The standoff between the Chicago Bears and linebacker Roquan Smith over contract negotiations took another turn Monday when the NFL management council sent a memo to all 32 teams stating that a non-NFLPA certified agent has been contacting clubs on behalf of the former first-round pick.

According to a copy of the memo obtained by ESPN, the management council was informed by the NFLPA "that a person by the name of Saint Omni, who is not an NFLPA certified agent, is contacting clubs indicating that he is representing Roquan Smith, who is under contract to the Chicago Bears.