Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

As a gifted young football athlete from Bristol, Connecticut, Aaron Hernandez had capitalized rapidly on his promise, playing for a top tier college program before being drafted into the National Football League at the age of 20. But in 2013, fresh off of a newly inked five-year, $40 million contract with the New England Patriots, Hernandez would become a household name for the most infamous murder case involving an American athlete since OJ Simpson. Hernandez's trials for the brutal killing of Odin Lloyd and two Boston-area men yielded a Pandora's box of secrets: a tumultuous and often abusive upbringing, a growing fascination with gang life, and other discoveries that painted a maelstrom of motivations behind his violent behavior.

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There are many central themes that Aaron faces throughout his life and career in sports. Many other people go through the same experiences but never have the platform to express it. The issue of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) has been a constant argument throughout sports leagues and especially in the NFL. Coincidentally, the Hernandez family agreed to have his brain examined during his post mortem to prove that he suffered from CTE. This all ties into the deviance and lack of behavioural skills he had because of the link to CTE.

It’s important to shed light on the issues focused on in Aaron Hernandez’s life, and the problems he faced while being involved with the NFL. Aaron faced many issues of deviance that was never made public through the Patriots, leading to him being taken advantage of by the profit-driven organization. His crimes whilst being on the team were never really publicized or they were just not recognized to maintain his character as a football player.