Author: Bobby Finger on Jezebel, shared by Tom Ley to Deadspin

A look back at Aaron Hernandez's rise and fall

Aaron Hernandez, the ex-NFL star and convicted killer who fell from grace amid a pair of murder trials, hanged himself to death inside his Massachusetts prison cell early Wednesday, officials said. Corrections officers found the 27-year-old former tight end for the New England Patriots hanging from a bed sheet within his single cell at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center, the state’s Department of Corrections said in a statement. Hernandez was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction and had just been acquitted of a separate double murder days ago.

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Aaron Hernandez’s Rise and Fall: How He Overcame a Tough Childhood to Become a Football Superstar Then Lost It All in a Cycle of Violence

The shocking suicide of disgraced NFL star Aaron Hernandez served as a cold reminder that the 27-year-old convicted murderer once had a promising future. As a member of the 2008 University of Florida national championship football team, the 19-year-old tight end was playing alongside future NFL players like Cam Newton, Tim Tebow, Deonte Thompson and Mike Pouncey. “Aaron stood out, even among the football players.” says classmate Katie Benson Sears.

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Trump Will Toast NFL's Patriots At The White House — At Least Most Of Them

Updated at 10:05 a.m. ET President Trump is set to host the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots at the White House on Wednesday, an event that brings together some of the most polarizing figures in both sports and politics. The Patriots are well-acquainted with this championship ritual, having won five Super Bowls in the last sixteen years. But their come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Falcons — after being down 25 points — was every bit as unlikely as Trump’s own upset victory three months earlier. The president himself left a watch party at his Florida golf club during the Super Bowl, after New England fell behind 28-3. He was as surprised as anyone by the turnaround that followed. “What

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Owa Odighizuwa in attendance as Giants begin offseason workouts

If Owa Odighizuwa really did need time “to get away from the game,” two weeks was apparently enough. The Giants defensive end, who appeared to be hinting about retirement back on April 3, was among the players in attendance for the first day of the Giants offseason workout program on Tuesday morning. And while that doesn’t clear up the mystery of what the 25-year-old was tweeting about, it at least means that he’s intent on continuing his NFL career. That wasn’t clear at all back on April 3 when Odighizuwa stunned everyone – including Giants management and several of his own teammates – by tweeting what appeared to be a farewell statement. He wrote “At the point and time I believe it’s in my

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