Aaron Hernandez $$ Question

I'm sure they did know he was a "wannabe gangster." I think all the teams knew, and that's the reason he fell to the 4th round. Now, I'm sure they didn't know he was a murderer, but they knew he was up to no good. They probably figured he was safe to pay that $40M to because he'd kept his nose clean (or at least quiet) since they drafted him. Oops.

Not sure if I missed this or not, but do we know how much money the Patriots will lose? And where that money will go or not go?

 

Wow this story just keeps getting more and more bizarre.

I read somewhere where this Odin guy may have know about the double homicide and thats why he got whacked.

 

His defense team is going to get A LOT of it.

 

We all make bad decisions, some worse than others. I've made my share. Difference is, I learned from them. Nobody bailed me out of the mess I made of things when I made those decisions. The same can probably be said of most of us. But then there are some who make bad decisions and then get the mess cleaned up for them. Hernandez made bad decision after bad decision and Florida bailed him out, giving him the impression that he could do whatever he wanted because he was Aaron Hernandez. No consequences.

 

Got to add that even if they don't recover it, most likely the Family of the deceased would get a pretty big settlement in a civil trial. Not taking into the final verdict of the criminal case, they have enough just from the arraignment evidence to hold him responsible in a civil trial in order to gain a judgment for compensation.

 

Yeah, but not as big as you think since it now appears that it is going to have to be split 3 ways...

 

I just read on NFL.COM that the Pats are offering people the opportunity to exchange their Hernandez jersey for one of equal value at their pro shop and on their web site. I think that's pretty awesome of them to do that. Sure they are trying to distance themselves from any thing to do with him but I still think it's cool that they would let people do that.

 

They probably already have.....................in Oakland!

 

Yeah, I thought the same thing. I thought, "Gee, that's nice of them..." Then I thought about how they probably reeeally want those Hernandez jerseys off the street and out of sight. Might not be so good for business having the world reminded that they're the team that gave a triple murderer $40 million. Oh well, selfishness or altruism, I guess it can be both. It's a win-win.

 

You misunderstood what I meant. His gang affiliations in high school and college were well known, but a lot of college players have shady lifestyles that they eventually leave behind them. I meant that perhaps the Patriots assumed he would also leave that lifestyle behind and they didn't realize how deeply involved in gangs he still was. All this stuff that's now coming out about Hernandez wasn't really public knowledge. I never heard that he shot someone in the face or that he was questioned regarding a shooting while he was in college. I also never heard that he threatened to kill Wes Welker. There's a lot of stuff that I never heard about until now.

 

I heard Tim Ryan and Pat Kerwin on their show the other day and they said regardless of the language of the contract, one of the first things the Patriots will likely do is simply stop payment on the guaranteed money owed to Hernandez.

 

Very true. Whether he's found guilty or not-guilty, his career is over and he's going to be bankrupt.

 

You mean he's not going to join O.J. and spend his life looking for the real killer? Here's hoping!

 

Actually the Welker thing that Shaner is referring to is from an altercation in the film room when he was a rookie and couldn't figure out how to use the film equipment and he asked Welker for help and as a joke Welker called him a rookie and told him he would figure it out and he really went off and told him that the would "f" him up.

 

So when am I going to be able to trade in my Kordell Stewart jersey that's been in my closet for years? I mean, I know he isn't involved in anything like Hernandez is, but still....

 

Good luck with that.

 

Sure he is.
In 1998 he single handedly murdered the Steelers best chance at a winning a Super Bowl since 1980 by throwing that pick to Bill Romanowski.