Aaron Hernandez threw his football career away before hanging himself in prison after being convicted for murder — and his attorneys are blaming the NFL for his homicidal acts!
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The former star tight end for the New England Patriots was serving a life sentence for the murder of
Odin Lloyd when he left a
suicide note to a gay lover and hanged himself on April 19, 2017. Now his lawyer, Jose Baez, is suing the NFL over claims that Hernandez's NFL career gave him brain damage that left him with unbridled aggression.
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Researchers joined Baez in explaining that Hernandez showed that he
suffered from a degenerative brain disease known as "chronic traumatic encephalopathy." Dr. Ann McKee, heading up the CTE Center at Boston University, said Hernandez was at Stage 3 of the disease's known four stages — leading to depression and violent mood swings!
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"We're told it was the most severe case they had ever seen for someone of Aaron's age," said attorney Jose Baez said. And, as earlier reported by
The National ENQUIRER, Hernandez continued to show signs of bizarre behavior after his trial.
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The former star athlete — doing time just miles from the stadium where he made millions — also
constantly ranted at prison guards. “This place ain’t sh*t to me,” Hernandez once screamed. “I’ll run this place and keep running sh*t!”
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The former star tight end for the New England Patriots was serving a life sentence for the murder of
Odin Lloyd when he left a
suicide note to a gay lover and hanged himself on April 19, 2017. Now his lawyer, Jose Baez, is suing the NFL over claims that Hernandez's NFL career gave him brain damage that left him with unbridled aggression.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Researchers joined Baez in explaining that Hernandez showed that he
suffered from a degenerative brain disease known as "chronic traumatic encephalopathy." Dr. Ann McKee, heading up the CTE Center at Boston University, said Hernandez was at Stage 3 of the disease's known four stages — leading to depression and violent mood swings!
Photo credit: Getty Images
"We're told it was the most severe case they had ever seen for someone of Aaron's age," said attorney Jose Baez said. And, as earlier reported by
The National ENQUIRER, Hernandez continued to show signs of bizarre behavior after his trial.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Photo credit: Getty Images
The former star athlete — doing time just miles from the stadium where he made millions — also
constantly ranted at prison guards. “This place ain’t sh*t to me,” Hernandez once screamed. “I’ll run this place and keep running sh*t!”
Photo credit: Getty Images
