Lawyer: Ex-NFLer Aaron Hernandez, now in prison, low on cash

Sporting a new neck tattoo former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez sits at the defense table during his arraignment on a charge of trying to silence a witness in a double murder case against him by shooting the man in the face at Suffolk Superior Court, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Boston. Hernandez was convicted last month in the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool) Sporting a new neck tattoo former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez sits at the defense table during his arraignment on a charge of trying to silence a witness in a double murder case against him by shooting the man in the face at Suffolk Superior Court, Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Boston. Hernandez was convicted last month in the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)

By Associated Press May 22, 2015 1 min read

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – An attorney for Aaron Hernandez says the former New England Patriots player is running out of money because he’s had to pay so many lawyers.

Attorney John Fitzpatrick made the comments Thursday during a hearing in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Hernandez was convicted last month of the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee. Lloyd’s mother has sued Hernandez, and her lawyers are trying to track down his assets.

Fitzpatrick says Hernandez was paid for only one year of his now-terminated $40 million contract with the team. He says Hernandez has had to hire a “platoon of lawyers” for his criminal cases.

Hernandez pleaded not guilty Thursday to a witness intimidation charge that prosecutors say is related to a double murder he’s also charged in.