The New England Patriots have come to agreements on the financial grievances they were facing with wide receiver Antonio Brown and the late tight end, Aaron Hernandez, per a report.
Per ESPN:
The Patriots had owed receiver Brown $9 million, and as part of the settlement, he will instead receive $5 million, per sources.
… In addition to that $4 million credit on the Patriots’ cap, the club received a $2.55 million credit after settling a long-running compensation grievance with the late Hernandez, per sources.
The settlements created $6.55 million in cap space, giving the team an available $7.79 million. Prior to the settlements, the Patriots had the least amount of cap space in the league.
In the case of Hernandez, who was released in January 2013, compensation was sought for the final installment of his signing bonus ($3.25 million), his 2013 base salary ($1.32 million), his 2014 base salary ($1.14 million), and his workout bonus ($500,000). He was released in January 2013.
Hernandez committed suicide in prison in April 2017. He was serving a life sentence for murder in the first degree of Odin Lloyd, having been convicted on April 15, 2015.
