According to a memo published by Adam Schefter on Thursday, a man by the name of Ken Francis is contacting teams about trading Lamar Jackson.
Adam Schefter confirms the news.
A note from the NFL saying that a man named Ken Francis, an uncertified agent by the NFLPA, is contacting teams and making trade requests for Lamar Jackson was made public on Thursday by NFL Insider and ESPN writer Adam Schefter.
In a document sent to all clubs, the NFL informed the league that Ken Francis, who is not an NFLPA licenced agent, may be contacting teams and attempting to persuade team personnel to engage in negotiations with Lamar Jackson. According to Schefter’s tweet.
Who is Ken Francis NFLPA uncertified agent trying to trade Lamar Jackson to NFL teams
“NFL letter claimed teams are forbidden from negotiating offer sheets or potential trades with people not certified by the NFLPA. The fine for 2023 is $54,409, so any club that violates it could be penalized,” according to another tweet from ESPN.
Here is a copy of the memo that all teams received a short time ago: pic.twitter.com/54vA6Qzb2G
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2023
Who is Ken Francis?
Tom Pelissero has come the closest to revealing Francis’s identity. Florida resident Ken Francis most recently demonstrated a home exercise idea. According to Tom Pelissero’s tweet, Francis is presently trying to negotiate a nine-figure contract with NFL teams but they are not allowed to do so because he is not a recognised agent. You can always rely on the Florida Man to come up with a new twist for this odd contract story.
Ken Francis is a Florida man who most recently was pitching a home fitness invention, I’m told. He now is trying to negotiate a nine-figure contract with NFL teams, who are being told they’re not allowed to negotiate with him because he’s not a certified agent. https://t.co/39nlbWPXuD
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 23, 2023
Obviously, Francis does not appear to be acting as Jackson’s representative in this situation. Soon after this information became public, Jackson stated that Francis is not acting as his representative in negotiations. Jackson posted on Twitter, “Stop Lying that man never tried to negotiate for me.”
Stop Lying that man never tried to negotiate for me 🤣🤣 https://t.co/DIMXtxOAnR
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 23, 2023
This Lamar Jackson saga has been crazy from the beginning, and it shows no signs of stopping. He is free to negotiate with other teams because the Ravens recently issued him a non-exclusive tender, but Baltimore has first choice to match any offer. Now that the well seems to have run dry, someone by the name of Ken Francis is cold-calling clubs to try and persuade them to speak to Lamar.
So who or what is Francis mobilising teams for?