The families of two men who were fatally shot are suing the New England Patriots and its owners to prevent the football team from paying former player Aaron Hernandez , who has been charged in their slayings . The NFL team and its owner 's company , Kraft Enterprises , have been named as co-defendants in a $ 6 million civil wrongful death lawsuit along with Hernandez . The attorney for the families is asking the court to prohibit the Patriots and its owners from paying Hernandez $ 3.25 million and other funds that may become due to Hernandez , who has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges . The National Football League Players Association has filed a grievance on behalf of the former tight end after the team failed to pay him the multimillion-dollar sum , which was due in March , the lawsuit says . The wrongful death lawsuit was originally filed in February on behalf of the families of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado , according to court papers . The lawsuit alleges that the victims ' families have sustained both fiscal and emotional damages . Prosecutors say that in July 2012 , Hernandez fatally shot de Abreu and Furtado in their car after de Abreu accidentally bumped into Hernandez and spilled his drink at a nightclub earlier in the evening . `` We are seeking to have the families who have been victimized by these deaths have some assets set aside that they may be somehow compensated , '' according to a written statement from William Kennedy , the families ' attorney . `` The two young men in our case both supported their mothers with their modest earnings . That support and emotional attachment has been lost forever . `` Our information is that Hernandez has received over $ 11M in compensation in the 3 years as a Patriot , '' Kennedy added . `` Part of his funds and assets should be set aside for the victims of his crime . The victims should be compensated . '' CNN has reached out to the Patriots and Kraft Enterprises but has not yet received a response . Hernandez was charged with murder in the deaths of de Abreu and Furtado in May . He was dropped by the New England Patriots in June 2013 after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd . He has since been incarcerated and has pleaded not guilty to all three murder charges .
The New England Patriots are being sued along with Aaron Hernandez . The families of two slain men want to prevent payments to Hernandez . Aaron Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to three murder charges .