The New England Patriots will have millions of dollars in additional salary cap space to utilize for the 2020 season after settling a lengthy contract grievance involving the late Aaron Hernandez, a disgraced player convicted in 2015 for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
The Patriots received a $2.55 million credit toward their 2020 salary cap after reaching the settlement, ESPN reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The team released Hernandez immediately after his 2013 arrest in connection with Lloyd’s death.
The exact terms of the Patriots’ settlement on the grievance were not immediately known.