Former New England Patriots tight-end was convicted Wednesday of killing Safirdo Furtado and sentenced to life in prison without parole . Hernandez , 25 , will face a judge in Boston later this year in 2012 drive-by shooting that left two dead . Athlete is accused of shooting two immigrants from Cape Verde Daniel Abreu , 29 , and Odin Lloyd , after nightclub spat . Hernandez signed five-year , $ 40million contract with Patriots after drive-by shooting and played for another season before Lloyd was killed . Hernandez faces two counts of first-degree murder , armed assault and weapons charge . Had his $ 5million in assets frozen pending the outcome of the drive-by shooting trial .
Former New England Patriots tight-end was convicted Wednesday of killing Odin Lloyd and sentenced to life in prison without parole . Hernandez , 25 , will face a judge in Boston later this year in 2012 drive-by shooting that left two dead . Athlete is accused of shooting two immigrants from Cape Verde Daniel Abreu , 29 , and Safirdo Furtado , after nightclub spat . Hernandez signed five-year , $ 40million contract with Patriots after drive-by shooting and played for another season before Lloyd was killed . Hernandez faces two counts of first-degree murder , armed assault and weapons charge . Had his $ 5million in assets frozen pending the outcome of the drive-by shooting trial .