The New England Patriots have not yet paid Aaron Hernandez his $3.25 million contract signing bonus and the estates of his alleged victims want to make sure he doesn’t get it.
Attorney William Kennedy added the Patriots and the team owner’s company Kraft Enterprises LLC as co-defendants in a $6 million lawsuit for the estates of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, whom Hernandez is accused of killing. Kennedy also seeks to freeze Hernandez’s assets, which his attorneys oppose. A Patriots spokesman declined to comment.
Similar steps were taken in a lawsuit by the family of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. Hernandez has plead not guilty to the slayings and maintains his innocence. He was released by the Patriots after his arrest in the Lloyd case.
h/t Fox Sports
