As a sports enthusiast with a keen interest in true crime narratives, I am eagerly anticipating the premiere of FX’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. Having closely followed this tragic tale since its unfolding, I am intrigued by how Ryan Murphy’s team will weave together the complexities of Hernandez’s life, career, and downfall.
Ryan Murphy’s latest addition to his American Story franchise, titled “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez”, is set to premiere on television. This 10-episode limited series chronicles the true story of Aaron Hernandez, a once prominent New England Patriots player who faced a tragic downfall.
The TV series, featuring Josh Andrés Rivera portraying Hernandez, is modeled after the podcast “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc,” co-produced by The Boston Globe and Wondery. This podcast delved into the life, football career, arrest, murder conviction, and subsequent suicide in a Massachusetts maximum security prison of Hernandez.
Back in June 2013, police found the lifeless body of semi-pro footballer Odin Lloyd, who was connected to my fiancée’s sister, Shayanna Jenkins, by a relationship, roughly a mile from where I used to live. Nine days after that grim discovery, I was apprehended at my North Attleborough, Mass., residence on charges of murder linked to Lloyd’s death. The police handcuffed me and led me out of the house.
After a brief stint with the Patriots, Hernandez found himself out of the team due to his immediate release. He initially denied the accusations, but was ultimately found guilty of first-degree murder in the year 2015.
In May 2014, roughly a year after Hernandez was taken into custody for Lloyd’s murder allegations, he was officially accused on two counts of first-degree murder, in addition to other related charges, stemming from the 2012 fatal shootings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.
In Boston’s South End neighborhood, a pair met a tragic end when they were fatally shot in their car at a red light, as reported by Associated Press. The AP also shared that prosecutors claimed Aaron Hernandez, who stood trial in February 2017, felt enraged because Deon de Abreu accidentally brushed into him at a nightclub while dancing and spilled his drink. However, Hernandez’s legal team maintained his innocence throughout the case. On April 14, 2017, Hernandez was found not guilty of the murders of Deon de Abreu and Daniel Furtado.
A little over a week after being cleared in the case, on April 19, 2017, Aaron Hernandez was discovered dead in his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, a maximum security prison in Leominster, Massachusetts. He was later confirmed deceased at a local hospital. According to the Boston Globe, Hernandez and another inmate were reportedly using K2, a synthetic marijuana, in Hernandez’s cell. The newspaper characterized this drug as resembling marijuana but being more harmful: it is plants treated with chemicals that can induce hallucinations and are difficult to detect in drug tests.
Back in 2010, a University of Florida football alum named Hernandez was selected by the New England Patriots. However, it seems he had a reputation to watch out for in the locker room. As per reports from The Boston Globe, another former NFL player, Wes Welker, warned his fellow receiver, Brandon Lloyd, about Hernandez’s conduct.
Lloyd recounted to the Gladiator podcast, “He stared at me with wide eyes. And he warned me, ‘Be prepared that [Hernandez] will discuss being bathed by his mother. He might expose himself while you’re on your stool. He’ll bring up gay sex. Try your best to tune it out. Even walk away if you can.’
The podcast that serves as its foundation, “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” delves into various facets of Hernandez’s life. It covers topics such as his upbringing, the alleged abuse he and his brother experienced during their childhood, his battle with his sexual identity, and signs suggesting he may have had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
The show will trace the journey of a former New England Patriots tight end, delving into the complex aspects of his identity, his family, his professional life, his suicide, and its impact on sports and American culture.
The narrative span of “American Sports Story” broadens the five-part series anthology franchise known as “American Story,” encompassing the flagship’s 12 seasons, three seasons each of “American Horror Story,” “American Crime Story,” and “American Horror Stories,” and an upcoming spinoff, “American Love Story,” focusing on the tumultuous romance and matrimony of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. A prospective fourth season of “American Crime Story,” titled “Studio 54,” is currently under development.
Modern Perspectives on an American Sports Legend
The American sports drama titled “Aaron Hernandez” makes its debut with a double episode airing on FX at 10:00 PM on September 17th. Additionally, you can catch the series on Hulu by streaming it online.
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2024-09-16 23:54