Report: A.J. Green Jersey Buyer Misrepresented Himself

According to sources familiar with the ongoing NCAA investigation and appeal of Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green, former North Carolina defensive back Chris Hawkins met Green through his facebook page and claimed that he was a financial advisor and memorabilia collector. Green eventually ended up selling Hawkins his used Independence Bowl jersey for $1,000.

Hawkins also is being investigated for his role with alleged rules violations involving current Tar Heels:

According to a source familiar with the investigation, Hawkins contacted several sports agents about their interest in representing North Carolina players in the NFL draft.

The source said North Carolina players told NCAA investigators Hawkins arranged for the players to meet with at least two agents: Peter Schaffer of All Pro Sports & Entertainment in Denver and Kevin Conner of Universal Sports Management in Atlanta.

Obviously, even if Green didn't get solicited for anything else but the jersey from Hawkins, he would have at some point. But we will probably never know. Maybe Nick Saban was on to something...