The gangster in the huddle. That’s the name of Rolling Stone ‘s in-depth profile of Aaron Hernandez. Here’s what we learned.
“The girls were off the chain. We smoked that super-duper and Aaron dropped 10 G’s like it was nothing."
These are the words of Odin Lloyd, the man Hernandez allegedly murdered. Rolling Stone spoke to friends who said they were hanging out often and friendly. "We kept rolling past dawn at his big-ass mansion, then he tossed me the keys to his Suburban.”
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He was using angel dust and carried a gun on him at all times.
"Hernandez was using the maniacal drug angel dust, had fallen in with a crew of gangsters and convinced himself that his life was in danger, carrying a gun wherever he went."
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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick told him he was one misstep away from being cut, even before everything hit the fan.
"Hernandez had missed workouts and sessions with a rehab trainer, and had been told by his head coach, Bill Belichick, that he was one misstep from being cut."
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“I don’t like that n****r, he’s one of them funny people.”
Lloyd was hanging out with Hernandez when he went to go say hello to two of his cousins.
"He went to hug them up and buy them drinks when one of them, a West Indian with dreads, started pointing and mean-mugging Hernandez. “I don’t like that n****r, he’s one of them funny people,” said the cousin. “Stop pointing, that’s my boy,” said Lloyd of Hernandez. “You’re gonna start some shit ’tween me and him.” “Well, I don’t want you with him, he’s a punk,” said Lloyd’s cousin, jabbing his finger again in Hernandez’s direction. When Lloyd went back upstairs, Hernandez was enraged."
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