Lloyd Family Wants Patriots to Pay Them Money Owed to Aaron Hernandez

FOXBOROUGH, MA - The family of the late Odin Lloyd is asking the Patriots work with the NFL Players Association to hand over a reported $6 million owed to Aaron Hernandez following his death.

Attorney Douglas Sheff and Lloyd's mother Ursula Ward held a press conference in Boston Friday announcing that they will continue to go after Hernandez's estate in a civil lawsuit. Sheff said that a summary judgment found Hernandez responsible for the death of Lloyd and all that remains is a determination of damages.

Part of that could mean a large payment from the Super Bowl champions. Hernandez's murder conviction was in the appeals process before his suicide, meaning that the team could resume payments to him. Hernandez was released by the team in July 2013 on the day of his arrest.

Sheff, who did not know the exact figure, also challenged to voluntarily give the money to Lloyd's family.

"We want to provide the chance for Patriots to become something more. Not to be just champions of football, but champions of justice. We urge the New England Patriots to work with the Players Association to voluntary to make these payments," Sheff said. "That would be the best thing to do. That would be the right thing to do. That would make the Patriots, Ursula Ward’s champions."

The family hopes to recover other assets including Hernandez's North Attleboro home and his Hummer.

In 2015, Hernandez was found guilty of Lloyd's 2013 murder, but because his conviction was in the appeals process when he took his own life this week, it was able to be vacated. Ward said that did not matter because the jurors found him guilty so he remains guilty in her book.

On April 14, Hernandez was found not guilty of the 2012 murders of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. Hecommitted suicide in his cell Wednesday.

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