Patriots usually do a pretty good job of not taking on trouble players or at least managing them. I guess Belichick thought he could manage Hernandez. Sometimes you just can fix thug.
Belichek and the Patriots have gotten a bit cocky over the past few years when it comes to drafting and free agents. Haynesworth, OchoCinco, Dillon and a number of others were trouble and the Patriots welcomed them in figuring the “Patriot Way” would make everything OK.
They got burned this time.
With Hernandez' arrest, what happens to the bonus they paid him?