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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates a touchdown by running back Stevan Ridley against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Brady back in form; Patriots beat Bengals 43-17

By Howard Ulman - Associated Press

New England Patriots defensive end Rob Ninkovich (50) tries to take down Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Penalty nixes Raiders rally, Patriots win 16-9

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2014, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson warms up for an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. The Vikings benched Peterson for Sunday's game after his attorney said he had been indicted by a Texas grand jury on a charge of child abuse. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)

Adrian Peterson reinstated by Vikings after child abuse charge

By Jon Krawczynski - Associated Press

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) carries a football during an NFL football training camp joint practice of the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Rob Gronkowski says he’ll play in Patriots’ opener Sunday

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) and quarterback Ryan Mallett, run before an NFL preseason football game Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Ryan Mallett traded to Texas as Patriots stick with Jimmy Garoppolo

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Tuesday, June 24, 2014, file photo, former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez, center, looks toward defense attorneys James Sultan, left, and Charlie Rankin, right, during a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool, File)

Lawyer: Don’t let Aaron Hernandez get paid

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

New England Patriots corner back Brandon Browner, right, and corner back Malcolm Butler, work a drill during an organized team activity at the NFL football team's facility Friday, May 30, 2014 in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Revis, Browner enjoying patriotism

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, address members of the media during a football safety clinic for mothers, Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the team's facilities in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Goodell responds to NFLPA criticism

By MATT CARROLL - Associated Press

A look at key moments for Aaron Hernandez

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is led into the courtroom to be arraigned on homicide charges at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Hernandez pleaded not guilty in the shooting deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. He already faces charges in the 2013 killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Dominick Reuter, Pool)

Prosecutors: Spilled drink led Hernandez to kill

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

A look at key moments for Aaron Hernandez

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013 file photo, former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez attends a pretrial court hearing in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez is due in court Wednesday, May 28, 2014 to be arraigned on murder charges for allegedly ambushing and gunning down two men in 2012 after a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool, File)

Aaron Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder charges in 2012 killings

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In this July 16, 2012 photo, Boston Police investigate a car in which Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado were shot to death near the intersection of Herald Street and Shawmut Avenue in Boston. Prosecutors on Thursday, May 15, 2014 announced that former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez had been indicted on murder charges in their deaths. Hernandez is awaiting trial in a separate 2013 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, whose body was found in North Attleborough, Mass., not far from Hernandez's home. (AP photo/Courtney Sacco)

Aaron Hernandez killed 2 men in 2012 over spilled drink, prosecutor says

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2013 file photo, former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez attends a pretrial court hearing in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez is due in court Wednesday, May 28, 2014 to be arraigned on murder charges for allegedly ambushing and gunning down two men in 2012 after a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool, File)

Prosecutor: Hernandez killed 2 over spilled drink

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Ex-Patriots player due in court in 2012 killings

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