The MMQB's Peter King shares his thoughts on ex-Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez who committed suicide in prison while serving a life sentence.
Now that Aaron Hernandez’s tragic story has an ending, many are trying to understand the influences and choices that led to his ruin. The MMQB asked three journalists who covered the fallen star at different stages of his football career to share their impressions and memories of Hernandez, on and off the field.
Shawn Courchesne, formerly of the Hartford Courant, covered Hernandez as a high school phenom at Bristol (Conn.) Central and top recruit of the University of Connecticut, and later University of Florida.