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Inside the Pats' thinking, financials behind Hernandez's release

As to recovery of that $12.5 million bonus, whatever chances they had for such recoupment may have vanished the moment they released Hernandez. It is
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As to recovery of that $12.5 million bonus, whatever chances they had for such recoupment may have vanished the moment they released Hernandez. It is considerably more difficult to recoup bonus money from a contract that has been terminated than from one still in effect.

ROSENBERG: Hernandez never left his old life behind

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ANDREW BRANDT

Andrew Brandt is the executive director of the Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova University and a contributing writer at Sports Illustrated. He has written a "Business of Football" column for SI since 2013. Brandt also hosts a "The Business of Sports" podcast and publishes a weekly newsletter, "The Sunday Seven." After graduating from Stanford University and Georgetown Law School, he worked as a player-agent, representing NFL players such as Boomer Esiason, Matt Hasselbeck and Ricky Williams. In 1991, he became the first general manager of the World League's Barcelona Dragons. He later joined the Green Bay Packers, where he served as vice president and general counsel from 1999 to 2008, negotiating all player contracts and directing the team's football administration. He worked as a consultant with the Philadelphia Eagles and also has served as an NFL business analyst for ESPN.

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