Aaron Hernandez, a promising football player, will be featured in the latest episode of American sports history. The convicted murderer’s net worth provides an interesting insight into the impact his crimes have had on his family and their own current finances.
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Aaron Hernandez was an NFL player who was drafted 113th overall by the New England Patriots in 2010. He was named one of the league’s best tight end duos alongside Rob Gronkowski and appeared in Super Bowl XLVI. In 2013, he was arrested and charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, the boyfriend of his fiancée’s sister. He was later charged with the double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado – but was acquitted in 2017.
A few days after his acquittal, Hernandez committed suicide in his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. He leaves behind his fiancée Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez and their daughter Avielle (born 2012).
What was Aaron Hernandez’s net worth?
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Aaron Hernandez’s net worth is estimated to be around $50,000. The website reported that Hernandez was almost broke during his trial. He reportedly sold his assets, including his Hummer and house, to pay his bills.
How much was Aaron Hernandez’s salary?
Aaron Hernandez’s starting salary with the New England Patriots is $540,000. He signed a five-year extension through 2018 – a contract with the New England Patriots worth $39,582,000, including a signing bonus of $12,500,000, $15,950,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,654,571, according to Spotrac.
How much did Aaron Hernandez leave to his family?
Aaron Hernandez reportedly left no will to his family. Celebrity Net Worth reported that the Patriots owed him as much as $6 million in guaranteed salary and bonuses. His daughter has a $700,000 trust fund starting in 2024. She will access the fund when she turns 25. Aaron Hernandez’s fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez, receives checks from Hernandez’s NFL pension and Social Security worth about $150,000 a year.
In 2023, independent trustee David Schwartz, who manages the fund, rejected a $10,697 bill for her daughter’s dance lessons. “I believe that (Jenkins-Hernandez) commingled the child’s funds with her own,” Schwartz’s attorney, Rovert O’Regan, wrote in a court document. “I believe that Ms. Jenkins-Hernandez’s ongoing conflict, her excessive spending spanning nearly five years, her continued violation of the court order … and her failure to file an inventory and current accounts all indicate that Ms. Jenkins-Hernandez, despite her possibly best intentions, is not effectively carrying out her duties as guardian.”
Schwartz reported that Jenkins-Hernandez spent $36,858 on clothing, including maternity wear; $39,347 on household goods; $25,577 on online shopping; $11,792 on “self-care,” including gym memberships and visits to hair and nail salons. Jenkins-Hernandez, however, insisted that she did not spend any money improperly and that the trust fund money should be available if she needs it. “Since Aaron’s death, my sole focus has been raising my children and providing them with the most stable life possible,” Jenkins-Hernandez wrote in an email to the Boston Globe“I have kept this one goal in mind with all the money I have spent, and that will continue to be my goal in the future.”
Her lawyer Stephen Withers said the controversy was “much ado about nothing. Shayanna has been focused on her children… Any accusation or insinuation that she is spending money inappropriately or for other purposes is absolutely false.”
