Aaron Hernandez probably won't be wearing Puma's gear anytime soon. But if he is, it's not because he's being paid to wear it. Puma dropped Hernandez as an endorser on Thursday, one day after the former Patriots tight end was charged with murder in the death of Odin Lloyd.
"Puma has ended the relationship with athlete Aaron Hernandez in light of the current situation," a company spokesman told FoxSports.com.
Hernandez and Puma weren't together long. The company had just signed Hernandez to a two-year deal in April.
At the time of the signing, Puma said one of the reasons that they added Hernandez was because of his "ability to overcome adversity."
Hernandez said he picked Puma because he's different. "You don't see many people signing with Puma," Hernandez said in April. "I thought it would be something different, and I feel like I'm different than most."
Puma is the latest company to drop Hernandez. The 23-year-old was also dropped by CytoSport -- the maker of MuscleMilk -- last week.
