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===Draft and signing===
The [[New England Patriots]] selected Hernandez in the fourth round (113th overall) of the [[2010 NFL draft]]. The previous day, the Patriots drafted [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] [[tight end]] [[Rob Gronkowski]]. Hernandez was the sixth tight end drafted in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Despite
Hernandez's draft stock plummeted due to multiple off-the-field issues during college, rumors of multiple failed drug tests, and character concerns. Multiple teams elected to remove Hernandez from their draft boards entirely due to character concerns, including the [[Indianapolis Colts]], [[Cincinnati Bengals]], and [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref name="Wesseling" /> Hernandez received the lowest possible score in "social maturity" in a pre-draft report.<ref name="ki2" /> The Patriots signed [[free agent]] [[Alge Crumpler]] and drafted Hernandez and Gronkowski after they overhauled the tight end position by releasing [[Benjamin Watson]] and opting to not re-sign [[Chris Baker (tight end)|Chris Baker]] and backup [[Michael Matthews (American football)|Michael Matthews]].<ref name="preseason" /><ref name="Young" />
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