Lokan Smith on Monday was not spotted at a Bears practice for the first time since training camp began.
It does not mean that he is now holdout and that the holdin status has changed. In fact, as we all know, that could mean progress in contract extension negotiations. It’s still
What is certain is that the person who was reportedly trying to seek a trade out of the team for Smith has been identified.
ESPN’s Courtney Cronin reported that the uncertified agent contacting the team about Smith was named “St. Omni.”
A memo sent by the league to all teams revealed that St. Omni was not NFLPA-certified and as a result could not speak to the team about the Smith trade.
“Mr. Omni is prohibited from negotiating player contracts or discussing potential transactions on behalf of any NFL player or prospective player, or assisting or advising in any such negotiations,” the note said. was written in
If the Bears have not given Smith permission to seek a trade, other teams cannot speak to Smith’s agent unless they want to suspect tampering.
Smith is under contract until March 2023 and wants to extend his contract.
AM-670 The Score tried to contact Omni at his reported place of work, but was told that “…he was never in the same place twice” and was not given a cell phone number.
Saint Omni’s Facebook page says he is “a business consultant and manager for prominent NFL athletes and celebrities.”
Saint Omni is said to have helped negotiate a deal with Texans’ Laremy Tunsil. In an article on Complex.com He is reportedly the director of football at Lifeline Financial Group in Beverly Hills.
Omni was also said to have helped the Seahawks pick Charles Cross in the first round and negotiate a deal. as his business agent. Cross also has no NFLPA agent.
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Smith attended Saturday’s preseason game, stretching and running on the field before the game, so he was wearing warm-up gear but no suit. Even so, the Bears probably didn’t bring him to the game, as he hasn’t practiced since June.
“We expect all of our healthy players to practice,” Everflus said Thursday after Smith suffered a healthy injury from practice.
But Smith hasn’t practiced since the Bears removed his name from their list of physically unable to run on Wednesday. If a player misses practice on a rookie contract, his CBA fine is $40,000 training For Smith, $572,000 for the game.
With Smith having no real agent, the whole standoff essentially escalated into a farce. He did so, but fired his agency and tried to represent himself.
He then posted a letter on Twitter through NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, criticizing the Bears for negotiating in bad faith and demanding a trade. GM Ryan Pauls said his aim was to sign Smith, so no trading clearance.
“Unfortunately, the new front office structure doesn’t count on me here,” Smith said in the letter. “They refused to negotiate in good faith. Every step in this was ‘take or leave.’ Any deal sent to me, if signed by me, would be bad for myself and the entire LB market…”
During that time, Smith was named among the NFL Network’s Top 100 NFL Players for the first time. In the NFL Players’ Poll, he ranks 84th out of him.
Matthew Adams plays Smith’s weaker side linebacker position in the new Bears’ 4-3 defense. Adams started the preseason with his 7, leading the Bears in tackles in his 19-14 win over Kansas City on Saturday.
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