article_snippet.sent: The families of Daniel de Abreu and Furtado filed civil suits against Hernandez, and a judge froze a judge $5 million in assets, pending the outcome of trial.
article_snippet.sent: The freeze includes the disputed $3.3 million signing bonus payment Hernandez claims Hernandez is owed by the New England Patriots.
article_snippet.sent: And then there is the grievance over unpaid bonus money filed by the NFL players union on behalf of Hernandez, who signed a contract in 2012 that potentially was worth more than $40 million.
article_snippet.sent: If the grievance over unpaid bonus money filed by the NFL players union on behalf of Hernandez, who signed a contract in 2012 that potentially was worth more than $40 million is heard by the league, Hernandez will be represented by the the National Football League Players' Association.