Aaron Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez

Hernandez with the Patriots in 2011
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Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth:	Bristol, Connecticut
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bristol (CT) Central
College:	Florida
NFL Draft:	2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113
Career history
New England Patriots (2010–2012)
Career highlights and awards
John Mackey Award (2009) First-team All-American (2009) First-team All-SEC (2009) BCS National Championship (2009) SEC Championship (2008)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 175 Receiving yards: 1,956 Receiving average: 11.2 Receiving TDs: 18 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Aaron Josef Hernandez (born November 6, 1989) is a former American football tight end and convicted murderer. Hernandez played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team and was recognized as an All-American. He was drafted by the New England Patriots as the 15th pick in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Hernandez was released by the Patriots in June 2013 immediately after his arrest for the murder of Odin Lloyd.

On August 22, 2013, Hernandez was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player, in June 2013. On April 15, 2015, he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the Lloyd case, and is serving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center.

On May 15, 2014, Hernandez was indicted for the 2012 double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.

Aaron Hernandez was born in Bristol, Connecticut, to Dennis Hernandez, who was of Puerto Rican descent, and Terri Valentine-Hernandez, who is of Italian descent. Dennis died from complications from hernia surgery in January 2006, when Aaron was 16.

According to Aaron's mother, his father's death greatly affected the younger Hernandez, leading him to rebel against authority figures. He attended Bristol Central High School and played for the Rams as a wide receiver. As a senior, he was Connecticut's Gatorade Football Player of the Year after making 67 receptions for 1,807 yards and 24 touchdowns on offense and 72 tackles, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and four blocked kicks on defense. The 1,807 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns were state records, and his 31 career touchdowns tied the state record. He also set the state record for receiving yards in a single game with 376, the seventh-best in national high school history, and set a national high school record for yards receiving per game with 180.7. Hernandez was considered the top tight end recruit in 2007 by Scout.com.