Aaron Hernandez questioned by police in homicide probe (Update: Found guilty of first degree murder)

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One thing I can't stand is how teams in scenarios such as this release the player immediately.

What happened to presumption of innocence?

Where his teammates at on Twitter? Gronk? Brady? etc. They should be trending #Free81



Brady don't tweet breh. This is the Pats they don't talk about anything! He should have shot the dude with a teammate because Pats keep it quiet and in house when it comes to all relations.

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Financially, the ramifications of the move are even murkier. In the short term, the Patriots will have just more than $10 million in dead money hit their cap as a result of cutting Hernandez. Because they released him a mere season after signing him to an extension, $10 million of his $12.5 million signing bonus, which was spread over the seven years in his extension, accelerates into the present. Since Hernandez was released after June 1, the cap hit is spread over two seasons, but combined with guaranteed base salaries for 2013 and 2014, the financial impact is noticeable. The Patriots will have $4.1 million in dead money for Hernandez on their cap this season, with a more painful $8.6 million coming next year.

The Patriots can try to recoup some of the money owed to Hernandez, but it's unlikely to prevent the deal from hitting their salary cap. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport noted that Hernandez's contract does not contain any "failure to perform" clauses that would allow the Patriots to skip out on paying him the remaining $3.25 million due from his signing bonus or his guaranteed base salaries in 2013 ($1.32 million) and 2014 ($1.14 million). According to Rapoport, most Patriots contracts contain such a clause, but Hernandez's deal only holds that to be the case in terms of his workout bonuses, which should save the Patriots a mere $82,000 in 2013 and $500,000 in 2014. The only way the Patriots could save more money would be if another team signed Hernandez, with their payments offsetting some or all of the money the Patriots were otherwise due to pay him.
 

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:comeon: is hosting Mike and Mike in the morning.

I can't wait to see his reaction to this whole Aaron Hernandez mess. :popcorn::heh:
 

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