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Aaron Hernandez's lawyer: Ex-Patriot sold his jersey number to finance drug deal
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/aaron-...used-money-finance-drug-dealer-203130437.html
There are a lot of stories in the book, “Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez,” including how in 2011 Hernandez sold his then jersey number (85) to new teammate Chad Ochocinco, and then used the money, $50,000, to float a wholesale drug purchase which later made Hernandez $70,000 in profit.
Even by the chaotic standards of the NFL, this sounds like something the HBO show “Ballers” would reject as a plot point too outrageous to believe.
It starts with Baez saying Hernandez had relatively little money early in the football player’s pro career. Despite being a first-round talent during his time at the University of Florida, a series of off-field incidents and failed drug tests caused Hernandez to fall to the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
That draft slot earned him a base salary of $320,000, and combined signing and roster bonuses of $276,000. That’s great money for the average American, especially a 21-year-old, but with agent fees, training costs and taxes, not to mention living a large lifestyle, Hernandez complained he was often “broke as [expletive],” according to Baez.
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone out to eat or drink with teammates and didn’t have the money to cover the bill,” Hernandez told Baez, according to Baez.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/aaron-...used-money-finance-drug-dealer-203130437.html
There are a lot of stories in the book, “Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez,” including how in 2011 Hernandez sold his then jersey number (85) to new teammate Chad Ochocinco, and then used the money, $50,000, to float a wholesale drug purchase which later made Hernandez $70,000 in profit.
Even by the chaotic standards of the NFL, this sounds like something the HBO show “Ballers” would reject as a plot point too outrageous to believe.
It starts with Baez saying Hernandez had relatively little money early in the football player’s pro career. Despite being a first-round talent during his time at the University of Florida, a series of off-field incidents and failed drug tests caused Hernandez to fall to the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
That draft slot earned him a base salary of $320,000, and combined signing and roster bonuses of $276,000. That’s great money for the average American, especially a 21-year-old, but with agent fees, training costs and taxes, not to mention living a large lifestyle, Hernandez complained he was often “broke as [expletive],” according to Baez.
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone out to eat or drink with teammates and didn’t have the money to cover the bill,” Hernandez told Baez, according to Baez.
