Overview
- Pavia confirmed late Tuesday that he has hired agent Malki Kawa and that Kawa is in contract talks with the United Football League, saying on social media that he is negotiating to play there.
- The UFL has openly recruited Pavia and co‑owner Mike Repole urged the quarterback to join, saying the league would sign him immediately and push him to develop.
- The UFL will hold its 2027 draft on Nov. 18 in St. Louis and teams there draft negotiating rights rather than signed players, creating a near‑term deadline for any agreement.
- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers still hold Pavia's Canadian Football League negotiation rights, so he faces parallel options in North American pro football.
- Pavia's pivot to the UFL follows his April 2026 undrafted result and a July 23 release by the Baltimore Ravens, and it is driven by evaluators' concerns about his height, age and on‑field traits plus the fact he has not played since Dec. 31, 2025.