"You in a heap a trouble..."

[yellowperil]

Hernandez that is., Guess he installed the video surveillance system just in time. What an idiot. Was it too much money? Too much drugs? Or not enough of something else?

[rouxroux]

Will enter prison as a tight end, will leave as a wide receiver....

...good thing they've got Tebow, eh?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Money can't fix stupid.

[Baz]

Simply a matter of not leaving his thug lifestyle behind him as he moved into adulthood.

It really is unbelievable.

Is part of this is the NFL culture?

Twenty-seven active players have been arrested in total so far, most notably star New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Since the Super Bowl on February 3, NFL players have been arrested for common crimes like DUI and public intoxication, but also for things like street racing, child abuse, and trying to solicit a prostitute.

27 NFL Players Arrested Since 2013 Super Bowl - Business Insider


Browns player Desmond Bryant

[speeder]

It's a brutal sport and they're not looking for Rhodes scholars in the NFL draft. They do hope to find guys that are not heading straight to prison, but it's a crap-shoot.

I agree that AH seems to be about as smart as your average pit bull. He should be put down before he can breed.

[sammyg2]

I'm shocked, he looks like such an upstanding citizen


I find it ironic that his quarterback at floor-E-duh (2007-2008) was also a great athlete and the type of person WHO IS NOT A LOW-LIFE THUG, but he got bashed bigtime here and in PARF last year simply because of his beliefs.
We'll see if the same degree of flaming gets directed toward this alleged murderer.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by Baz

It really is unbelievable.

No, it isn't.

Originally Posted by Baz

Is part of this is the NFL culture?

Yes, it is.

Originally Posted by speeder

It's a brutal sport and they're not looking for Rhodes scholars in the NFL draft. They do hope to find guys that are not heading straight to prison, but it's a crap-shoot.

Intelligence has absolutely nothing to do with it. I know plenty muscle-bound guys of--ahem--average IQ who are good-hearted, trustworthy men.

[gt350mike]

Originally Posted by Baz

Simply a matter of not leaving his thug lifestyle behind him as he moved into adulthood.

It really is unbelievable.

Is part of this is the NFL culture?

27 NFL Players Arrested Since 2013 Super Bowl - Business Insider


Browns player Desmond Bryant

I'm sure a majority of the players in the NFL are outstanding guys, but the pathetic part is there is no shortage of people who "look up" to the thugs.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by gt350mike

I'm sure a majority of the players in the NFL are outstanding guys, but the pathetic part is there is no shortage of people who "look up" to the thugs.

True dat and great point, Mike.

Hernandez will no doubt have his posse in the slammer.

When I see comments (for example on my Gator forum) that smoking pot or getting busted for stealing a scooter is no big deal, I know we are dealing with a breakdown of societal values. Those who make those comments have no moral compass and to think of how they are raising their kids is a bit disconcerting.

BTW, I try to remain optimistic that kids will ultimately find their own path to morality and hopefully be mentored by positive role models but then there are those (like the kid shooting wildlife in cages) whom I really have my doubts about.

And I realize smoking pot is legal now in some states but when you are in a sports program where taking drugs is forbidden and you still do it - you are in violation of program policy in addition to breaking a promise you made to the program. Not very honorable, IMHO.

[Jim Richards]

Aaron Hernandez investigated in 2012 double slaying - CNN.com

Wow.

[Shuie]

Twenty-seven active players have been arrested in total so far...

Go Raiders!!! Not a single player on that list of 27!! Whooohooo

[biosurfer1]

Originally Posted by speeder

He should be put down before he can breed.

Too late...

"Defense attorney Michael Fee has said that the evidence is circumstantial and that bail should be granted so that Hernandez can return home to spend time with his fiancee and 8-month-old child."

[tabs]

You can take a thug outa da hood, but yo can't take the hood outa da thug.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Shuie

Go Raiders!!! Not a single player on that list of 27!! Whooohooo

Thank goodness (like the Patriots) they 86'd their bad apple as soon as possible....but don't hold your breath...it's only been 2.5 months!

Raiders waive LB Rolando McClain

April 5, 20134

McClain also had problems off the field. He was involved in a shooting in Alabama in November 2011 when he left the team briefly during the season to attend a family funeral. McClain had been convicted of four misdemeanors in May but he appealed and the charges were dropped when the accuser told prosecutors he no longer wanted to pursue the case.

Oakland Raiders waive linebacker Rolando McClain - ESPN

[Baz]

[Baz]

[Baz]

And just like that.............

........his career was over.

[A930Rocket]

Can this guy actually form a clear thought in his head?

Originally Posted by Baz

Browns player Desmond Bryant

[rfuerst911sc]

And Tebow was going to be the distraction for the team !!! What a joke, this kid had it all and blew it for such a petty reason. As others have stated you can't fix STUPID !

[biosurfer1]

Wonder if someone was trying to "silence" the witnesses:

Man who was allegedly shot by Aaron Hernandez shot again in Hartford - ESPN Boston