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 before Bristol Superior Court Judge Richard Moses in New Bedford.

Hernandez was convicted last month of the 2013 killing of Odin Lloyd. Lloyd's mother, Ursula Ward, has filed a lawsuit against 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 in a Boston courtroom on a separate witness intimidation charge. (Associated Press)

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