The murder of Odin Lloyd occurred on June 17, 2013. Hernandez was arrested for the murder on June 26, 2013, nine days after Lloyd’s death and moments later, Hernandez was released by the Patriots. On April 15, 2015, Hernandez was found guilty of first-degree murder, as well as five weapon charges, which required a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Aaron Hernandez was an American football tight end in the NFL and was a pretty good player for a team that went to the Super Bowl in the 2011 season. His most famous play is catching Touchdown pass from Tom Brady in that Super Bowl but it ultimately was not enough to defeat the Giants that day. Recognized as an All-American at the University of Florida, Hernandez was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Alongside teammate Rob Gronkowski, he formed one of the league’s most dominant tight end duos, becoming the first pair of tight ends to each score at least five touchdowns in consecutive seasons for the same team.
His career ended abruptly after his arrest in 2013. On April 19, 2017, Aaron Hernandez was found “hanging from a bed sheet in his prison cell, a death that was later ruled a suicide. A day later, Hernandez’s lawyer announced the former tight end’s brain would be donated to Boston University to study for the potential of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)” and it was true, he indeed did have CTE. The league had already faced public relations 
problems after other high-profile players were found to have C.T.E., including Junior Seau, Ken Stabler and Frank Gifford. Dave Duerson, Andre Waters and Ray Easterling, among others who committed suicide. This story just added to fact that CTE has caused many former players to end their life to the symptoms that effect their everyday life. For example CTE causes “Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, including memory loss, confusion, aggression, rage and, at times, suicidal behavior.” In the future, their will most likely be more players who are affected by these brain injuries and hopefully this world never has another case like the Aaron Hernandez/Odin Lyold case.
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