Patriots RELEASE Aaron Hernandez

[djohn2oo8]

Sam Farmer ‏@LATimesfarmer48s
Patriots have released Aaron Hernandez.
Followed by Nick Scurfield and 2 others

[DMX7]

Future Cowboy?

[monosylab1k]

how did Belichick not see this coming? All Hernandez's pre-draft psych evaluations clearly had "high potential for murder" written. All 31 other teams were smart enough to not draft a confirmed future murderer

[Clipper Nation]

The Patriots just hate the Patriots, that's why they're doing this

[monosylab1k]

Because he was arrested they should be able to avoid massive cap hits.

[monosylab1k]

The Patriots just hate the Patriots, that's why they're doing this

Of course if Hernandez doesn't go to prison for anything significant, everyone will say "stupid Bill, cutting a top 10 TE in the league before getting all the facts!"

[djohn2oo8]

Bill didn't cut him though. Kraft decided to.

[monosylab1k]

I will admit, Patriots forums are hilarious. Just yesterday almost everybody at patsfans.com was saying "he's not guilty, police have nothing, i bet he wasn't even anywhere near the guy who was killed! The media is just blowing this all out of proportion!" And now today that reaction has turned into " THAT PIECE OF MURDERER I HOPE HE ROTS IN ,"

[monosylab1k]

Bill didn't cut him though. Kraft decided to.

Is there a source for this? I have a hard time believing Bill wouldn't be in on this decision, mainly because of the salary cap implications. They need to make sure Hernandez definitely violated the personal conduct terms of the new CBA or they are financially screwed for releasing him.

[djohn2oo8]

Is there a source for this? I have a hard time believing Bill wouldn't be in on this decision, mainly because of the salary cap implications. They need to make sure Hernandez definitely violated the personal conduct terms of the new CBA or they are financially screwed for releasing him.

Just heard on SC, so it could be true/false. They said Kraft made the decision because he didn't want the distraction, so who knows.

[djohn2oo8]

DJ Greg Da Hamma ‏@DJGregDaHamma4m
Chris Mortensen just told Colin Cowherd that Hernandez release came from Robert Kraft......not Belichick

[monosylab1k]

DJ Greg Da Hamma ‏@DJGregDaHamma4m
Chris Mortensen just told Colin Cowherd that Hernandez release came from Robert Kraft......not Belichick

if this is true Bill must be flipping the out. His contract is massive, Pats are in deep if they have to take those cap hits.

[djohn2oo8]

@profootballtalk Source with direct knowledge of Hernandez situation tells us: "Assume the worst."

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Thank god they picked up Jake Ballard a year ago and stashed him on IR, if Gronk by some miracle can get healthy those two still give them a beast pairing at tight end.

Hopefully Hernandez really did up and this isn't a reactionary move by Kraft.

[djohn2oo8]

I think Kraft had inside info on the charges. They're saying assume the worst.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

if this is true Bill must be flipping the out. His contract is massive, Pats are in deep if they have to take those cap hits.

There's no way Kraft would simply just release him before going over cap implications and making sure they can get out from under his contract. Maybe it was against Belichick's wishes, but I'm sure he was at least consulted.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I think Kraft had inside info on the charges. They're saying assume the worst.

Yeah that's my belief as well. Kraft knows something we don't and figures he'd better deal with it now.

[Trill Clinton]

too much cir stantial evidence against hernandez. i hope he has a mean legal team cuz i don't see him coming out of this without some prison time.

[monosylab1k]

Dallas Clark is still a FA too.

[monosylab1k]

too much cir stantial evidence against hernandez. i hope he has a mean legal team cuz i don't see him coming out of this without some prison time.

He's loaded for bear in that area tbh. I still don't think he gets convicted, but a murder trial is probably coming.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

too much cir stantial evidence against hernandez. i hope he has a mean legal team cuz i don't see him coming out of this without some prison time.

If he deserves prison time he should get prison time

[monosylab1k]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...andez-in-2014/

Somewhere out there, Bill Belichick is pissed

[jeebus]

If he deserves prison time he should get prison time

[Clipper Nation]

Because he was arrested they should be able to avoid massive cap hits.

Apparently not....

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...andez-in-2014/

EDIT: Beaten to it

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

If all they lose is the money they paid him who cares, all that matters is the cap implications. If they carry a giant cap hit in 2014 by rushing to release him then it was an extremely dumb decision.