Football star arrested for murder

The NFL is having an identity crisis as of late. Now days when the NFL is in the news, it resembles more like an episode of Cops. Here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, we have been hearing about the issues of Cowboys' nose tackle Josh Brent (who was arrested again yesterday (6-27-13) for violating his parole. He failed a drug test for the second time. He is awaiting trial for drunk driving that led to the death of teammate Jerry Brown). But we haven't seen anything like what the New England Patriots are dealing with. Tight End Aaron Hernandez, who is considered one of the top players in the game, was arrested and charged with first degree murder of 27-year-old friend and semi-pro player Odin Lloyd. Over the last several days, the details have been slowly coming out as to what exactly happened, but it's unclear exactly why. The following is the timeline of events of this case thanks to CBS News:

June 14, 2013: Lloyd & Hernandez get together and go to the Boston nightclub "Rumor." According to the Assistant District Attorney Bill McCauley Lloyd began talking to a group of guys with whom Hernandez had some problems with, which upset Hernandez.

June 16, 2013: Hernandez texted two unidentified friends asking them to hurry to Massachusetts from Connecticut. A few seconds later, around 9:05p, Hernandez sends a text to Lloyd to tell him that he wanted them to get together soon.

June 17, 2013:
      1:12am...three men leave Hernandez's home in his rent vehicle. Cell phone towers follow the three men to a gas station, where McCauley says Hernandez bought some blue bubblegum.
   
      2:32am...The three men arrive at Lloyd's home in Boston and text him that they are there. Lloyd's sister sees him get into Hernandez's car.
   
      3:23am...Surveillance cameras show Hernandez's car go down a gravel road near an industrial park near where Lloyd's body would later be discovered. Four minutes later, Hernandez's car is scene leaving the industrial park area. Nearby workers claim to hear several gun shots.
    
     3:29am...Surveillance cameras show Hernandez arrive home.
    
     5:30pm...Body of Odin Lloyd is found by a jogger near the industrial park.

June 18, 2013: Police search Hernandez's home and the area where the body was found.

June 19, 2013: Medical Examiner rules Lloyd's death a homicide. Same day, another man files a civil lawsuit against Hernandez, claiming Hernandez shot him in the face back in February down in Miami, FL.

June 21, 2013: Hernandez's family confirms that Hernandez and Lloyd were together the night Lloyd was killed.

June 26,2013: Hernandez is arrested and charged with first degree murder in Lloyd's death. He is held without bail. Within an hour of the arrest, the New England Patriots release a statement saying they have officially released Hernandez from the team.

June 27, 2013: In the bail hearing, a judge in Falls River, MA denies Hernandez bail. Prosecutors announce they are pursuing the max penalty of life without parole.

So during all this, TMZ reports that surveillance footage from Hernandez's home was destroyed, the murder weapon can't be found, and that apparently Hernandez hired a cleaning service to completely clean his home and vehicles. The Boston Globe also reported yesterday that Hernandez is now a suspect in a double murder from July of 2012 and it's speculated that maybe Lloyd had some kind of knowledge of it. So did he do it? Did Aaron Hernandez really kill, or set up to be killed, his friend? All evidence points that way. I know that everyone is due their day in court and Hernandez is "innocent until proven guilty" but when you look at his past, it's hard to say this guy is innocent. He has a prior criminal background from high school and college. He also didn't have very many friends on the Patriots. As more and more information about Hernandez begins to surface, we find out about his run ins with teammates. According to Larry Brown Sports, Hernandez got into an argument as a rookie with then teammate Wes Welker in 2010. According to Welker, he walked into the video room. Hernandez couldn't figure some of the video equipment out and asked Welker for help. Doing some rookie hazing (as always happens in every locker in the league) Welker told him to "figure it out rookie." Hernandez didn't take to kindly to it and threatened Welker. So much so that Welker left the Patriots complex afraid for his life. Highly respected offensive lineman Matt Light was quoted by ESPNBoston as saying "I never talk about other guys, but I will say I have never embraced - never believed in - anything Aaron Hernandez stood for." So it's obvious that Hernandez has had problems with his teammates since joining New England in 2010. Now with that being said, it doesn't mean that Hernandez is guilty, but when you look at the evidence along with his past one can only conclude that he is guilty.


I said all of this to give you more insight as to what was going on. Now I'm going to tell you what I honestly think of this situation. If he is guilty, and I believe with everything in my being that he is, then I hope he rots in a Massachusetts prison. I hope that justice is served and he never steps foot on a football field ever again. I hope he never sees the outside world ever again. These big time athletes think that they are above the law because they are millionaires. You can go all the way back to OJ Simpson, then fast forward to Ray Lewis. They didn't get what they should have got. If he is guilty, I hope Aaron Hernandez stays behind bars for the rest of his life. He is lucky he didn't commit the murder in Texas because he would be on a fast track to death row. If you watched any of the bail hearing yesterday you saw a guy with a smug look on his face who really thinks he is going to get off. I wanted to punch the crap out of him when I saw him on TV (but of course look at him and then look at me...I'd have gotten my butt kicked. But hey...I'd have made sure to get the first punch in.) I pray he doesn't. I pray that Lloyd's family gets some kind of relief in knowing his killer is behind bars. Aaron Hernandez is nothing more than a glorified scumbag who deserves to see nothing but a jail cell for the rest of his life. (I couldn't resist the following picture. It made me laugh. Enjoy)