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

Ex-NFL star Hernandez, serving life, acquitted in 2 slayings (Yahoo Sports)

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez wipes tears from his eyes as he stands with defense attorney Ronald Sullivan reacting to his double murder acquittal at Suffolk Superior Court Friday, April 14, 2017 in Boston. Hernandez stood trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink. The former tight end for the New England Patriots choked back tears as the verdicts were read in Boston. After six days of deliberations, the jury found Hernandez not guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.


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NFL officiating chief Dean Blandino resigns (Yahoo Sports)

FILE - In this Monday, March 24, 2014, file photo, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino speaks during a news conference, while Atlanta Falcons President, CEO and NFL competition committee member Rich McKay, back right, listens, at the NFL football annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league to spend more time with his family and explore other opportunities.

Dean Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league. Blandino joined the NFL in 1994 as an intern and moved through the ranks. ”Dean has done an outstanding job leading our officiating department,” Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said Friday after informing the 32 teams of Blandino’s decision.


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Ex-NFL star Hernandez acquitted in Boston double murder (Yahoo Sports)

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez wipes tears from his eyes as he stands with defense attorney Ronald Sullivan reacting to his double murder acquittal at Suffolk Superior Court Friday, April 14, 2017 in Boston. Hernandez stood trial for the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado who he encountered in a Boston nightclub. The former NFL player is already serving a life sentence in the 2013 killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acquitted Friday in a 2012 double slaying prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink. The former tight end for the New England Patriots wept quietly as the verdicts were read in Boston. After six days of deliberations, the jury found Hernandez not guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.


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Rod Carew's new heart, kidney came from late NFL player (Yahoo Sports)

Baltimore Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland (86) looks on during an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney from the late NFL player Konrad Reuland in what is believed to be the first such transplant involving pro athletes. Carew underwent the procedure last December and met Reuland’s family in March after mutual friends connected Reuland’s death with news of Carew’s transplant on Dec. 16. Reuland had died four days earlier after a ruptured brain aneurysm at age 29.


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