The minimum salary has increased to $15,000, and the league will have weekly games on cable network . His first 30 days have been about “observing, discussing and collecting information,” with much time spent in the air and behind the wheel of a car. Hernandez grew up in Bristol, Connecticut, and played for the Patriots from 2010 to 2012. ”Heap is from a Mormon family that stretches its lineage to the early days of the faith.