Two final jurors were selected Monday in the double murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, paving the way for opening statements in the high-profile case on Wednesday.

A woman and a man were selected as the 15th and 16th jurors Monday in Suffolk Superior Court, capping the selection process launched Feb. 14 by Judge Jeffrey Locke, who is presiding over the trial.

Ronald Sullivan, a lawyer for Hernandez, said outside court during the lunch break that his client hopes to clear his name.

“He’s looking forward to vindication,’’ said Sullivan, a Harvard Law professor. “To demonstrate to this jury and to the public that he is not guilty of the charged crimes.’’

An issue with the final seated juror arose just before the break, when prosecutors from Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office noted that the man coached youth football with a Boston police detective who may be called to testify. The juror is also related to the detective’s brother-in-law.

Locke told Sullivan after the break that the defense will be permitted to raise any concerns about the juror on Wednesday before the full panel is sworn.

On Tuesday, Locke and attorneys on both sides are scheduled to continue questioning potential backup jurors, who will be available on Wednesday if any of the 16 selected jurors has to be removed.

Hernandez, 27, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in the drive-by shootings of Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu in Boston’s South End on July 16, 2012.

Earlier Monday, a woman who had called Hernandez a “convicted murderer’’ was excused from serving on the jury. She acknowledged that she wrote on a jury questionnaire, “I formed an opinion that [Hernandez] is a convicted murderer,’’ based on media reports of his prior conviction for killing Odin L. Lloyd, 27, of Dorchester.

She also answered affirmatively when Sullivan, reading from her questionnaire, asked if a football player at her college had “harassed and threatened’’ her when she was a student. The woman felt the player and his friends “had gotten away with something that they shouldn’t have gotten away with,’’ she said. She did not identify her college or provide details of the harassment.

The nine women and seven men selected for the jury in the Suffolk case range in age from their 20s to their 70s.

The jury includes several people with arrest records or close relatives who have been charged with crimes. The man seated Monday was previously arrested on a charge of driving without a license, and another male juror served probation for a drug offense. A female juror has a prior shoplifting arrest.

In addition, one male juror’s brother was jailed on federal drug and gun charges, while a female juror’s boyfriend was charged previously with attacking someone with a shovel.

Several jurors said they knew about Hernandez’s prior conviction but said they could judge the pending case impartially. Hernandez is already serving a life sentence for Lloyd’s murder. The state’s highest court will automatically review his conviction in that case at a later date.

The man seated Monday is among the jurors with knowledge of the previous murder case. “It’s possible that he could be guilty of this as well, but it has to proven,’’ he said during questioning.

The woman selected for the jury Monday told Sullivan that she could vote to acquit Hernandez if prosecutors failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, even if she believed that a “preponderance of the evidence’’ pointed to his guilt.

“Yes, that’s what the law calls for,’’ the woman said.

“You sure?’’ Sullivan asked.

“It’s what the law calls for, yes,’’ she said.

Four of the 16 jurors will be designated as alternates. The trial is expected to last for roughly six weeks.