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Originally Posted by Noah930

Good riddance. And all for a spilled drink.

Wasn't Tebow this guy's college roommate? If Tebow couldn't help set him straight, I'm not sure there was ever much hope for this guy.

Saddest part is his kid. Makes me wonder if the kid is better off with or without this sociopath as a parent.

Yes, meyer made Hernandez Tebow's roommate so Tebow could keep an eye on him and be a good influence.
it helped, to an extent.

Aaron Hernandez worried Tim Tebow and Tom Brady
Future Heisman QB Tebow tried to make peace between Hernandez, bouncer at Gainesville bar before police were called.
Roger Simmons
Orlando Sentinel

Aaron Hernandez's suicide ends the tragic tale of a football player that both Tim Tebow and Tom Brady were worried about.

Tebow and Brady, teammates of Hernandez in college and the NFL, were concerned about Hernandez’s behavior and spoke about it as early as 2011, with Hernandez being described as "a lot to handle." And back in 2007, Tebow was at a Gainesville bar trying to break up a fight involving Hernandez, who was then a 17-year-old freshman.

First, though, in a NFL Films Sound FX video posted on NFL.com, Tebow and Brady are shown talking about Hernandez -- as well as former Florida Gator Brandon Spikes.

“...I’m trying to watch over Aaron and Brandon,” Brady tells Tebow.

“I appreciate that, too, man. They’re good guys,” Tebow responds.

“[Yeah] they’re a lot to handle,” Brady says.

The video is from Dec. 18, 2011, in Denver -- Week 15 of the NFL season, when Brady's New England Patriots defeated the Tebow-led Denver Broncos 41-23. The video includes game highlights as well as Tebow and Brady shaking hands after the game and talking briefly about Hernandez.

The video shows that the two quarterbacks are very friendly, and it's apparent they have had contact with each other off the field. And some of that contact has been to talk about Hernandez and Spikes, a linebacker for the Patriots.

Having concern for Hernandez was nothing new for Tebow, the Heisman-winning quarterback for the Gators while Hernandez was at UF.

In a story we posted in July 2013, police reports show that Hernandez punched a bouncer in the head at The Swamp nightclub, causing a broken ear drum on April 28, 2007.

When a police officer could not find Hernandez at the scene of the altercation around 1 a.m., the report states he interviewed Tebow about it. “Tebow stated that he witnessed the dispute,” the officer wrote. “… Tebow stated that he went over to try to help resolve the conflict.”

Tebow went on to say he urged Hernandez to leave peacefully and tried to make arrangements to pay the bill.

Aaron Hernandez worried Tim Tebow and Tom Brady - Orlando Sentinel