Aaron Hernandez is featured as Mr. July in the University of Florida's 2014 sports calendar.
Now facing two separate murder charges in the killing of three different men, the former New England Patriots tight end remains jailed without bail on first-degree murder charges in the June 2013 execution style killing of one-time associate Odin Lloyd.
ESPN reported Florida officials on Tuesday insisted the photos for the publication were approved months before Hernandez was charged with any crimes and declined to further comment. The calendars reportedly are still available for purchase online and feature the 24-year-old Hernandez wearing his No. 81 Gators white jersey.
Still other calendars feature Hernandez dressed in his dark blue Patriots' uniform, holding the ball in red-gloved hands.
Hernandez played at Florida from 2007-2009, catching 111 passes for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns. Hernandez played for the Patriots from 2010-2012, catching 175 passes for nearly 2,000 yards and 18 touchdowns.
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While already jailed for the killing of Lloyd, Hernandez was charged earlier this year in the drive-by slaying of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado outside a downtown Boston nightclub.
Police have have indicated the dispute between the men was sparked when one of them accidentally spilled a drink on Hernandez and failed to apologize.
Florida spokesperson Daniel Apple later told ESPN the calendars were approved last spring, months before Hernandez's arrest. He added the calendars were not produced by the university, but by a third party.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in both of the cases.
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