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Mexican thug Aaron Hernandez's background scrutinized by NFL teams before draft
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NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez,
who has been connected to a possible homicide this week near his
home in North Attleboro, Mass., has been dogged by off-field
issues dating at least to his time at the University of Florida,
multiple NFL and law enforcement sources have told SI.
Hernandez was questioned by police on Monday, a source told SI.
His house was searched for more than two and a half hours
Tuesday evening by a dozen state police investigators. Hernandez
is not believed to be a murder suspect.
Police are investigating the death of a male, whose body was
found on Monday at an industrial park less than a mile from
Hernandez's house. A vehicle rented in Hernandez's name has
emerged as a key piece of evidence, and police are trying to
locate another vehicle -- a 2013 Chrysler 300 -- that was also
rented under Hernandez's name.
The victim of the possible homicide was identified Wednesday as
Boston Bandits semi-pro linebacker Odin Lloyd, according to WBZ
News. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez's girlfriend, WBZ
reported. Lloyd was shot in the head, according to ABC News.
The probe likely will cause investigators to scrutinize
Hernandez's complicated past.
On June 13, a Hernandez acquaintance, Alexander S. Bradley,
filed a civil complaint against Hernandez in U.S. District Court
alleging that a gun -- in Hernandez's possession illegally --
discharged and shot Bradley in the face, causing the loss of his
right eye. The suit alleges Hernandez and Bradley argued at
Tootsie's strip club in Miami. The gun discharged while
Hernandez, Bradley and other associates were returning from
Miami to Palm Beach.
Four days later, on Monday, Bradley dropped the suit. It is not
known if there is a connection between this incident and the
North Attleboro case.
Hernandez fell to the fourth round of the 2010 draft in part
because of marijuana use while with the Gators, something he
admitted to NFL teams at the scouting combine when he was a
draft prospect, according to several NFL sources.
Personnel sources from multiple NFL teams tell SI that they had
off-field concerns about Hernandez. In particular, the questions
pertained to alleged gang activity of some of Hernandez's
associates in his native Bristol, Conn. A law enforcement
official familiar with Hernandez reiterated concerns about his
circle of influence.
Combined, the marijuana use and gang concerns worried some NFL
teams immensely.
"There were a lot of teams that had him off the board," said an
NFL personnel executive.
"It was a thug life," is how one teammate described some of
Hernandez's friends.
#ixzz2WgyjgUg7http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130619
/aaron-hernandez-history/
who has been connected to a possible homicide this week near his
home in North Attleboro, Mass., has been dogged by off-field
issues dating at least to his time at the University of Florida,
multiple NFL and law enforcement sources have told SI.
Hernandez was questioned by police on Monday, a source told SI.
His house was searched for more than two and a half hours
Tuesday evening by a dozen state police investigators. Hernandez
is not believed to be a murder suspect.
Police are investigating the death of a male, whose body was
found on Monday at an industrial park less than a mile from
Hernandez's house. A vehicle rented in Hernandez's name has
emerged as a key piece of evidence, and police are trying to
locate another vehicle -- a 2013 Chrysler 300 -- that was also
rented under Hernandez's name.
The victim of the possible homicide was identified Wednesday as
Boston Bandits semi-pro linebacker Odin Lloyd, according to WBZ
News. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez's girlfriend, WBZ
reported. Lloyd was shot in the head, according to ABC News.
The probe likely will cause investigators to scrutinize
Hernandez's complicated past.
On June 13, a Hernandez acquaintance, Alexander S. Bradley,
filed a civil complaint against Hernandez in U.S. District Court
alleging that a gun -- in Hernandez's possession illegally --
discharged and shot Bradley in the face, causing the loss of his
right eye. The suit alleges Hernandez and Bradley argued at
Tootsie's strip club in Miami. The gun discharged while
Hernandez, Bradley and other associates were returning from
Miami to Palm Beach.
Four days later, on Monday, Bradley dropped the suit. It is not
known if there is a connection between this incident and the
North Attleboro case.
Hernandez fell to the fourth round of the 2010 draft in part
because of marijuana use while with the Gators, something he
admitted to NFL teams at the scouting combine when he was a
draft prospect, according to several NFL sources.
Personnel sources from multiple NFL teams tell SI that they had
off-field concerns about Hernandez. In particular, the questions
pertained to alleged gang activity of some of Hernandez's
associates in his native Bristol, Conn. A law enforcement
official familiar with Hernandez reiterated concerns about his
circle of influence.
Combined, the marijuana use and gang concerns worried some NFL
teams immensely.
"There were a lot of teams that had him off the board," said an
NFL personnel executive.
"It was a thug life," is how one teammate described some of
Hernandez's friends.
#ixzz2WgyjgUg7http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130619
/aaron-hernandez-history/
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