He was convicted two years ago of killing Odin Lloyd, so he is still serving a sentence of life without parole.
Hernandez was acquitted of all charges with the exception of possession of a firearm without a license, which will earn him four to five years in prison.
The prosecution alleged that Hernandez shot Furtado and de Abreu to death in a vehicle outside a Boston nightclub after one of them accidentally spilled a drink on him. He's still serving a life sentence for the murder.
Hernandez denied killing the men.
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, sits at the defense table when court is adjourned without a verdict on day five of jury deliberations in his double murder trial at Suffolk Superior Court on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Bradley turned on Hernandez after the former star tight end allegedly shot Bradley in the face, in an attempt to murder him.
Upon doing so, Hernandez reached over Bradley and fired five shots into the man's vehicle, killing Furtado and de Abreu.
This not guilty verdict did mean something to the families of the victims of the double murder.
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Hernandez's lawyers pinned the murder on a friend, Alexander Bradley, who was driving Hernandez's Toyota 4Runner the night of the the shooting. They want you to say he's got tattoos, he's different than us.
"The Commonwealth alleges that Hernandez grew enraged after de Abreu spilled a drink on him earlier in a nightclub", Yahoo Sports' Dan Wetzel wrote.
Two immigrants from Cape Verde, Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu, were killed. The families of both Abreu and Furtado were in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
Baez hammered away at Bradley's correspondence with Hernandez after the Florida shooting, when he threatened to sue and kill the athlete, bragged about his personal weapons arsenal and said he had "wolves" ready to assist him in committing violent acts.
Hernandez, now 27, was a rising star in the National Football League when he was arrested in 2013 and charged with murdering acquaintance Odin Lloyd.
The jury spent more than 35 hours over 6 days deliberating the case.
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