[112], Two days before his death, reporter Michele McPhee appeared on the Kirk and Callahan sports radio show, during which she and the two hosts used innuendo to imply that Hernandez was gay. [88][89][90] This charge was included in Hernandez's trial for the double homicide, which began on March 1, 2017. New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez after practice in January 2012. He also faced assault and weapons charges in connection with this case. The story of Aaron Hernandez unspooled rapidly in Boston and beyond, with developments almost impossible to digest in real time. [9][10] Hernandez once came to school with a bruise around his eye, and his coach believed that the injury resulted from his father attacking him. [8] EA Sports announced that Hernandez's likeness would be dropped from its NCAA Football 14 and Madden NFL 25 video games. Jenkins moved in with Hernandez in 2011, during his second season with the Patriots. [9][16] The teammate stated that Hernandez had many sexual partners during this time. [26][27], NFL analyst Mike Mayock stated that "off the field concerns" and concerns over Hernandez' physical size were causing his draft stock to plummet, but believed that Hernandez would still be drafted in the second round. [19], Other Patriots said that Hernandez was often seeking attention and at times seemed "unhinged. [60] Multiple teams attempted to recreate the success of the Patriots' "12 Personnel" that used two-tight end sets. [19] Brady was overheard after a game telling Tim Tebow, Hernandez's quarterback in college, that he was trying to steer Hernandez in the right direction but called him "a lot to handle. He set a team rookie record for tight ends with 45 catches, helping the Patriots notch an impressive 14-2 record en route to an AFC Championship berth. But he later came to believe Hernandez had taken his own life, with CTE being a major contributing factor. Now comes a three-part Netflix doc, Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, which premieres Jan. 15. [14] However, after Hernandez's junior year, Meyer told him that he would not be welcome back for a fourth year, and that he would have to try to get picked up by a professional team in the 2010 NFL Draft. found Hernandez alone on the roof of the building one night, looking defeated and rubbing the barrel of a gun against his face. In a phone conversation recorded in prison, Hernandez said "I'm like a grandpa. He caught his first career touchdown on a two-yard pass by Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady during the second quarter. [19][136] Jenkins moved in with Hernandez in 2011, during his second season with the Patriots. Hernandez was suspected of targeting them after they left the club, shooting them in their car at a traffic light. [151], Hernandez's arrest, conviction, and death attracted a great deal of media attention, especially because of increasing concerns about CTE in athletes. [19] He also smoked a large quantity of marijuana, smoking before school, practices, and games. Commonly found in football players and other athletes who participate in high-impact sports, CTE is often marked by problems with controlling aggression, mood swings, lapses in judgment and varying degrees of dementia. [124] The Court, in their ruling, also officially ended the practice of abatement ab initio, ruling that it was outdated, never made sense, and that it was "no longer consonant with the circumstances of contemporary life, if, in fact, it ever was." [71] He was the closest with Brady, he said, and also friendly with Julian Edelman and Deion Branch. [19] Hernandez was, however, known as one of the hardest working members of the team. On January 14, 2012, Hernandez made four receptions for 55-yards and one touchdown in the Patriots' 45–10 win against the Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round. On June 17, 2013, the body of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd was found in an industrial park a mile from Hernandez's mansion in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. I wouldn't have disowned him. [19] The driver was weaving in and out of lanes and traveling at 120 miles per hour in a work zone and on a highway with a speed limit of 55 miles per hour. On April 14, 2017, Hernandez was acquitted of two counts of murder in the drive-by shooting of Abreu and Furtado outside a Boston nightclub in July 2012. [9] An ambulance had to take him off the field. Kennedy believed that Hernandez loved him. [69] The next morning, police found Bradley lying in a parking lot and bleeding from a bullet hole between his eyes. Hernandez became a suspect in the 2012 double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado and was later charged in the case (he was acquitted in … [77] Witnesses testified that Hernandez's silver SUV pulled up next to the victims and someone from his car yelled racial epithets towards the victims. [81][141] He wished to keep his sexuality a secret. The Patriots declined to give Hernandez the expected $500,000 signing bonus as a precautionary measure. Hernandez left behind a young daughter, Avielle, born to Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez in 2012. and Hernandez lived in constant fear of their father, but also revered him. [5] While on trial for Lloyd's murder, Hernandez was also indicted for the 2012 double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado; he was acquitted after a 2017 trial. Despite his obvious talents, NFL teams were wary of drafting Hernandez due to his admitted flunking of a drug test. All my bones are so sore. After Hernandez cleared waivers on June 28, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced that, while charges against Hernandez were pending, the NFL would not approve any contract signed by Hernandez until Goodell held a hearing to determine whether or not Hernandez should face suspension or other action under the league's Personal Conduct Policy. After he committed suicide in his jail cell in 2017, he was revealed to have been suffering from the degenerative brain disease CTE. [42] Hernandez was used as the receiving tight end option with Crumpler inserted for plays that required blocking. [69][85][86] On September 3, 2013, Hernandez's lawyers filed a postponement request in federal court until his murder charges were resolved. [14] In the interim, the players spoke with Johnson, the attorney who often represented players. [82] In contrast to the straightforward letter to Baez, the lawyer described the other notes as written in a disjointed and markedly "ominous" tone. [51] Hernandez's attorney, Jose Baez, claimed Hernandez saw an opportunity after the arrival of Johnson and offered No. [64], On August 27, 2012, the Patriots signed Hernandez to a five-year, $39.58 million contract extension that included $15.95 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $12.50 million. Aaron Hernandez was a professional American football player who was drafted by the New England Patriots. [152], American convicted murderer and former football player. [137] Jenkins testified in court that she wanted to make their relationship work, and that it required her to compromise on some of his behavior. "[77] Hernandez tried to get his friend out of trouble by saying, "Trooper, I am Aaron Hernandez. The following week, the Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens 23–20 in the AFC Championship Game. Crimes, court and death. [14] Meyer had wanted to remove Hernandez from the team for his chronic marijuana use, but relented after an appeal from Tebow. [14] Addazio and Meyer told Hernandez that they believed he had the potential to play in the National Football League (NFL). [9] His father once punched Hernandez's youth football coach after a dispute about coaching methods. [69] Security camera footage confirmed that Hernandez was in the club for less than ten minutes. said that Hernandez slept with a large knife by his bed and collected a number of weapons for protection. Their preseason performance would ultimately foreshadow their future success as one of the top tight end tandems in league history. He was an honorable mention All-American for the 2008 team that won the National Championship and named a Consensus All-American the following year, and his 111 catches across three collegiate seasons marked a school record for tight ends. Episode 1. [19] During Hernandez's trial for the murder of Odin Lloyd, it was claimed that Hernandez had flirted with and kissed the nanny who took care of his daughter. [81] He asked to move out of segregation, but Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson would not allow it. Photo by Jeffrey Beall on Wikimedia Commons. [9] Hernandez would later state there was constant fighting going on in the home. [104][105] A motive for the murder was never definitively established. [9], At first, Hernandez committed to play at the University of Connecticut[12] with his brother D.J., but later chose to play for the University of Florida under head coach Urban Meyer. On December 19, 2010, Hernandez made four catches for 31-yards and caught two touchdown passes in the Patriots' 31–27 win against the Green Bay Packers in Week 15. [8] Hernandez had two confirmed concussions since he began playing football at eight years old, but the Boston Globe believed "he undoubtedly took other punishing hits to the head that were never recorded. Hernandez also performed 30 repetitions of 225 pounds on the bench press and would have been the top performance of all tight ends, surpassing Dennis Pitta's top performance of 27 repetitions. [82] Bradley alleged that Hernandez was infuriated after the victims spilled a drink on him at a nightclub several hours before the shooting and killed them in retaliation. His life was the focus of a 2018 Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigation and a podcast called "Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez & Football, Inc."[152], A Netflix documentary entitled Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez was released for streaming on January 15, 2020. [11] According to his mother, Hernandez was heavily affected by his father's death, and he acted out his grief by rebelling against authority figures. Aaron Douglas was an African American painter and graphic artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. [111] In prison phone calls, Hernandez expressed distress at his treatment by Belichick and the Patriots. [84] He withdrew the suit four days later, giving the two a chance to work out a settlement without the media knowing about it. Based on investigative reporting by journalists Kevin Armstrong and Dan Wetzel, My Perfect World: The Aaron Hernandez Story recounts the fascinating tale … The jury had deliberated for six days before reaching their decision. [74] [8], Hernandez was born in Bristol, Connecticut, on November 6, 1989, and raised on Greystone Avenue. In January 2020, the documentary Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez traces his troubling path from football prodigy to convicted murderer. Hernandez was rewarded with a five-year contract extension in August 2012. Real life story of NFL player and murderer. Aaron Hernandez had it made. "[77] Someone from the car then fired five shots, killing the two immigrants. We strive for accuracy and fairness. Singleton, who later paid Hernandez back $120,000 for the loan. [79] The trial began March 1, 2017. [132] Upon completion of the autopsy by the medical examiner, the death was officially ruled a suicide by hanging. [144], After listening to more than 300 recorded phone calls, The Boston Globe reported that Hernandez was "prone to going on homophobic rants" and that, in one phone call, he admitted he was attracted to men and said it made him "angry all the time. [81] While in prison, Hernandez continued to work out and anticipated returning to the NFL. [81] Hernandez and Bradley each claimed that the other person pulled the trigger. [10][15], Hernandez attended Bristol Central High School, where he played for the Bristol Rams football team. [87], On May 11, 2015, Hernandez was indicted for witness intimidation in relation to the Bradley shooting, since Bradley was reportedly a witness to the 2012 Boston double homicide. "[69] Hernandez's agent tried, unsuccessfully, to settle the matter quietly. He was found hanging from a bedsheet in his jail cell and could not be resuscitated. He was ranked as the third best tight end prospect in the draft by Bleacher Report, was ranked the fourth best tight end by Mayock, and was ranked the fifth best tight end by DraftScout.com. Once poised for a prominent NFL career, the talented but troubled athlete instead found himself facing the prospect of life behind bars. [108], Since Hernandez had not completed his fourth season in the league, the Patriots were required to place him on waivers after releasing him. Here is a timeline of the events involved. Aaron Hernandez was a professional American football player who was drafted by the New England Patriots. [10] D.J. His second touchdown of the game was scored on a one-yard pass by Brady in the fourth quarter.[43]. [32] Hernandez received the lowest possible score in "social maturity" in a pre-draft report. [56] Hernandez ranked 15th among all players in receptions in 2011 and fifth among tight ends. [129] Shampoo was found covering the floor, cardboard was wedged under the cell door to make it difficult for someone to enter, and there were drawings in blood on the walls showing an unfinished pyramid and the all-seeing eye of God, with the word "Illuminati" written in capital letters underneath. On February 21, 2011, it was reported that Hernandez had undergone hip surgery after injuring it in Week 15. [9] As an adult, Hernandez remembered his mother throwing his father out of the house on multiple occasions, but always letting him back in. By releasing Hernandez, the Patriots accelerated all of Hernandez's remaining guaranteed money into the 2013 and 2014 salary caps: the team took a $2.55 million hit in 2013, and another $7.5 million in 2014. The 3-part documentary film chronicles the life, career, trial, and suicide of former New England Patriots football player, Aaron Hernandez. Days after being acquitted of the double homicide, Hernandez was found dead in his cell, which was ruled a suicide. Baseball legend Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's hallowed mark of 714 home runs and finished his career with numerous big league records. [14], Between practices, games, team meetings, and other events, Hernandez put 40 to 60 hours a week into football, nearly year-round. He made one Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl XLVI. Hernandez went to trial for the killing of Odin Lloyd in January 2015. 1. [41], Throughout training camp, Hernandez competed to be a starting tight end against Crumpler, Gronkowski, and Rob Myers. Just days after being acquitted of the 2012 murder charges, he committed suicide in his jail cell on April 19, 2017. [39] The terms of his contract limited Hernandez's signing bonus to $200,000, which was less than half the signing bonus received by Patriots' fourth-round pick (118th overall) placekicker Stephen Gostkowski in 2006. [81] Pop Warner removed his name from a list of award recipients. When Mullins re-interviewed Carson, Carson rescinded his statement of the shooter matching Hernandez and said he never saw Hernandez at the scene, but assumed he was the shooter because "they had words earlier at the club. "[8] On April 14, 2017, Hernandez was acquitted of the murders and most of the other charges but found guilty of illegal possession of a handgun. [9][19] The two had known each other since elementary school. [8][150] The suit was dismissed in February 2019 because the deadline to opt out of a class action suit against the league had been missed. He reportedly grew close with the twins after rooming with them and staff considered the Pounceys a positive influence on Hernandez. He earned first-team All-State honors after leading his team to the 2006 Central Connecticut Conference Southern Division Championship, though his senior year was marred by the untimely death of his father after complications from routine hernia surgery. Football player Pat Tillman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002. Despite his being considered a top tight end prospect, multiple teams reportedly chose not to draft him because "he was a problem. [19], Hernandez was investigated in connection with a double homicide that took place on July 16, 2012, near the Cure Lounge in Boston's South End. Their daughter Avielle was born in 2012,[135] the same month that the couple became engaged and that Hernandez purchased a $1.3 million, 8,130 square foot (755 m2), four-story home with an in-ground pool in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, where the family lived together. [8][146] Sam Gandy of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York said, "It's impossible for me to look at the severity of CTE and Mr. Hernandez's brain and not think that that had a profound effect on his behavior. On April 15, Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder. [19], Hernandez kept a second apartment a secret from his fiancée Shayanna Jenkins and used it to store drugs and weapons. [125][126][127][128] He had been smoking K2, a drug associated with psychosis, within thirty hours of his death. [49] He entered training camp slated as a backup tight end and competed to be the secondary tight end against Crumpler and Lee Smith. [14] As a freshman in 2007, Hernandez started three games for the Florida Gators. [14][37] He wrote a letter to every team, offering to be tested every other week during his rookie season. "[97] The team also decided, a week before his eventual arrest, to sever the ties with Hernandez if he was arrested on any charge related to the case. The arraignment provided details for the motive and evidence: Apparently upset that Lloyd had talked with his enemies during a prior evening out at a Boston nightclub, Hernandez and two friends drove Lloyd around in a rented Nissan Altima before shooting him multiple times at around 3:30 a.m. on June 17. His death made international headlines when Aaron Hernandez, at the time a tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, was investigated as a suspect in the case. At the time of his death, Aaron Hernandez was only 27, but he’d already lived many lives. [14] Patriots owner Robert Kraft later said, after Hernandez's arrest, that the Patriots drafted him after he gained their trust and said they had "absolutely nothing to worry about" in a letter sent to Patriots Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio before the draft. "[108] The team planned to withhold $3.25 million of Hernandez's 2012 signing bonus that was due to be paid in 2014, and to recoup the signing bonus already paid. [80] The prosecution case was strongly based on testimony by Bradley, a known drug dealer who had been feuding with Hernandez since he allegedly shot him in the face and left him to die. Alongside teammate Rob Gronkowski, he formed one of the league's most dominant tight-end duos, becoming the first pair of tight ends to score at least five touchdowns each in consecutive seasons for the same team. Normally known for his mystery novels, Patterson in January 2018 published All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers’ Row. By his own admission, Hernandez became jumpy in nightclubs, and had a history of taking offense at minor slights. [40] To compensate for the smaller signing bonus, he received a contract that included a series of roster and workout bonuses up to an additional $700,000. Quinn also argued that Hernandez killed himself knowing of the technicality that would get his conviction thrown out, and that, "He should not be able to accomplish in death, what he never would have been able to do in life." Hernandez serves as role model for Pat's Aaron", "Florida rides Tebow, suffocating defense to another BCS title", "Florida Gators All-American TE Aaron Hernandez entering draft", "Aaron Hernandez: football prodigy, killer and a young man who lost his way", "Aaron Hernandez's NFL entry: What did scouts know back then? 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On February 5, 2012, Hernandez started in Super Bowl XLVI and caught eight passes for 67-yards and made a 12-yard touchdown reception as the Patriots lost 21–17 to the New York Giants. He automatically forfeited his 2015–18 salaries, totaling $19.3 million, which were not guaranteed. The intimidation charge for Hernandez carried a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. [10][81][112][140] Leontire, who is also gay,[15] said his client "clearly was gay" and described the "immense pain that it caused him" and the self-hatred that came from growing up in a culture that was anti-gay. [69] Teammates said that Hernandez was prone to wild mood swings and became more agitated as time went on. [19], On April 28, 2007, according to a police report in Gainesville, Florida, a 17-year-old Hernandez consumed two alcoholic drinks in a restaurant with Tim Tebow, refused to pay the bill, and was escorted out by a restaurant employee. Hernandez was drawn to violent, criminal friends. [69] Gronkowski repeatedly declined to answer any questions about Hernandez in interviews and nearly walked out during a CBS interview in 2013 until the reporter agreed to change the subject away from his former teammate. They also had the most receptions of any offensive tandem in 2011 and finished fourth in receiving yards among all offensive tandems. [9][10] A teenage boy in his babysitter's house forced Hernandez to perform oral sex on him beginning when Hernandez was six years old and continuing for several years. In 2011, his first full year for the team, he helped lead the club to victory in Super Bowl XLVI. [67], Hernandez's last NFL appearance was the 2012 AFC Championship game on January 20, 2013, against the Baltimore Ravens. On November 7, 2010, Hernandez caught five passes for 48-yards and scored the first two touchdowns of his career during a 34–14 loss at the Cleveland Browns in Week 9. 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