The families of two of Aaron Hernandez's victims are trying to keep the New England Patriots from paying the former tight end.
Hernandez is due a $3.25 million dollar signing bonus for the contract he signed in 2012. He is accused of killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado just weeks before signing his five year $40 million deal.
The Patriots have already challenged Hernandez's right to receive the bonus, but William Kennedy, an attorney for the families in the wrongful death lawsuits, wants a court order in case the team is ordered to pay. Kennedy is also seeking to freeze Hernandez's assets. The lawsuits are seeking $6 million apiece.
Hernandez filed a grievance seeking the signing bonus and $82,000 the team owes him.
Hernandez's attorney John Fitzpatrick says the lawsuit is unfair because Hernandez needs the money to pay his court and attorney fees. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the two murders and a third murder charge from 2013.
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