Aaron Josef Hernandez (November 6, 1989 – April 19, 2017) was an American football tight end who was convicted of murder. Hernandez played college football at 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 NFL's 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. He was found guilty of first-degree murder in the Lloyd case, and sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. He was also indicted for the 2012 double homicide of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, but was found not guilty. On April 19, 2017, Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell.
El 27 de agosto de 2012 los Patriotas firmaron con Hernández a una prórroga de cinco años, que se extendía hasta el 2018, que incluyó un bono por firmar de $ 12,5 millones el mayor bono por firmar jamás dado a un tight end de la NFL,1 y la segunda de mayor extensión, después de la extensión de su compañero Rob Gronkowski con $ 53 millones. El ex jugador, que cumplía cadena perpetua por homicidio, fue encontrado colgado en su celda de la correccional de Massachusetts el 19 de abril de 2017, dias antes habia sido "declarado" inocente. .2 3 El 19 de abril del 2017, Hernandez fue encontrado en su celda muerto luego de haber cometido suicidio.