> John Lamothe, a Patriots fan from Florida, put his jersey on the auction site with the thought that it would maybe fetch $15. The item sold on Sunday for $289. One seller listed their Hernandez jersey with a starting price of 99 cents ‘because we just want it the *bleep* out of this house’. On Monday morning, the jersey had received 36 bids and was up to $207.50″
Are you kidding me? Who buys garbage like this?
A nice gesture by the Patriots. No parent is going to want their child wearing a Hernandez jersey.
> Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez cleared waivers on Thursday, the same day that the NFL released a statement saying they will not approve any contract between a team and Hernandez until after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has met with him.
> The likelihood of that meeting ever happening is slim, but the NFL is conducting its own investigation of Hernandez, reports Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com.
I cannot imagine that Hernandez ever playing in the NFL again.
> Wednesday morning, Aaron Hernandez wore a poker face as police escorted him to a cruiser and as he was arraigned for murder and five gun charges. It was the New England Patriots who wore their guilt on a sleeve. Based on their reaction, Kraft and Belichick looked like the disgraced and petrified New Englanders who were no longer getting away with murder.
I can respect Whitlock for picking an angle on this story and writing a well-crafted column about it. I completely disagree with him, however.
> AAaron Hernandez could turn on the charm. There were times he would walk through the New England Patriots’ locker room, flash a wide smile and extend a sincere hello to a visitor before striking up a conversation. Friendly guy, it seemed.
> He really turned it on last August, after the Patriots had signed him to a five-year contract extension worth about $40 million, saying it was one of the best days of his life and how being with the Patriots had changed him. Sincere guy, it seemed.”
I still cannot wrap my head around this. The prosecution is saying he executed someone by shooting the person five times. The only word I feel I can use to describe this is “unbelievable.”
It did not take long for [the Patriots to release him](http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/60610/patriots-release-aaron-hernandez) either.