Woman Says She Warned 49ers About Love in December 2025

Gwen Herndon says she warned the San Francisco 49ers about Daejon Love in December 2025, months before the FBI contacted the team about a man accused of posing as a player and defrauding women. Herndon says she submitted a complaint naming Love through the team’s website on December 20 and received a response from a Levi’s Stadium guest-services account on December 27. The reported exchange raises questions about what the organization knew and when, but does not establish that anyone with the 49ers reviewed or acted on Herndon’s message. The team had previously told ESPN, through an unnamed source, that it received no reports about Love before the FBI contacted it in August 2026. A team spokesperson later declined to confirm the email exchange or comment, citing the ongoing investigation. Herndon’s complaint, as described in materials she provided, said a man was pretending to be a 49ers player and that Love was harming the team’s reputation. The response thanked her for bringing the matter to the organization’s attention, said the team could not comment on ongoing investigations or specific individuals, and encouraged her to contact law enforcement.