Patriots will now be second-guessed for drafting, paying Hernandez
Posted by Mike Florio on June 20, 2013, 8:35 PM EDT
As tight end
Aaron Hernandez faces tough questions regarding the death of Odin Lloyd and, eventually, the alleged shooting of Alexander Bradley, the Patriots are facing heavy criticism for taking a chance on Hernandez in the fourth round of the 2010 draft and giving him a $41 million contract last year.
The Pats took a pair of calculated risks with tight ends in 2010, drafting
Rob Gronkowski in round two and Hernandez in round four. For Gronk, the concern was his health. For Hernandez, off-field issues provided a red flag. Through 2011, it appeared that the Pats got lucky as to both, prompting the team to give each of them new, big-money deals. In recent weeks, that luck has run out.
Gantt pointed out earlier today that Hernandez’s history is
now being revisited, adding to things the Pats knew or should have known before picking and then paying him. On the other side of the coin, as reported by Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com, is news that Hernandez
generated a perfect score on a predraft psychological profile.
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