Walcott spent just over one month as a linebacker for the Browns

Former Cleveland Browns linebacker Ausar Walcott pleaded not guilty to three charges on Thursday, including one count of attempted murder, according to an Associated Press report.

Walcott is also facing charges of aggravated assault and endangering an injured victim.

The charges stem from a June 23 incident in which Walcott allegedly punched a man outside a gentlemen's club in Passaic, N.J. The victim is currently in a medically induced coma at a New York hospital.

Walcott turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday and he's currently being held on a $500,000 bond. The 23-year-old is being represented by a public defender while he searches for an attorney.

Walcott spent just over one month as a linebacker for the Browns. Cleveland signed the rookie out of Virginia on May 13 and then released him on Wednesday after news of the attempted murder charge became public.

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".

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."

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