1 00:00:02,628 --> 00:00:04,630 [creaking footsteps] 2 00:00:06,548 --> 00:00:08,425 [producer] Sound speeds. 3 00:00:12,095 --> 00:00:15,474 Okay, here we go. Here's our frame. 4 00:00:15,474 --> 00:00:16,642 Take one. 5 00:00:17,267 --> 00:00:20,312 Okay, Aaron. I'm just gonna have you take a giant step backwards 6 00:00:20,312 --> 00:00:21,647 and I want you to walk up. 7 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:24,316 {\an8}Give me a lot of attitude, sit back down. 8 00:00:24,816 --> 00:00:27,069 {\an8}- So, step back... - One big, giant step back. 9 00:00:27,069 --> 00:00:28,987 So, like this? And then? 10 00:00:28,987 --> 00:00:30,614 A little motion left or right, it doesn't matter. 11 00:00:30,614 --> 00:00:32,031 Just come on up. 12 00:00:32,031 --> 00:00:34,826 So, before I do it, I'm just gonna step forward and just go like this. 13 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:37,829 - Exactly. Great. - All right, all right. 14 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:40,040 - You don't have to fold 'em. - I'm gonna fold 'em. 15 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,458 Camera's rolling. 16 00:00:45,504 --> 00:00:46,797 Good. 17 00:00:54,179 --> 00:00:56,807 Good. Come back. Do it one more time, but look happy. 18 00:00:56,807 --> 00:00:58,016 [laughs] Yeah. 19 00:00:58,016 --> 00:01:00,185 - You've got a nice smile. - I like the happy one. 20 00:01:00,185 --> 00:01:01,395 Very nice. 21 00:01:02,271 --> 00:01:05,107 - Allow me. - Okay. Here we go. 22 00:01:06,108 --> 00:01:09,027 - [laughs] - There you go, very nice. Loving it. 23 00:01:09,027 --> 00:01:10,654 [laughs] 24 00:01:18,370 --> 00:01:20,080 {\an8}[inhales deeply] Man. 25 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,207 {\an8}I called him Chico, man. 26 00:01:24,418 --> 00:01:28,338 {\an8}I hope... I hope people don't take this the wrong way. 27 00:01:28,338 --> 00:01:29,715 Um... 28 00:01:34,052 --> 00:01:35,637 You only know... 29 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:39,266 ...what someone is to the core. 30 00:01:41,476 --> 00:01:44,104 And you only can judge them by what you see. 31 00:01:48,150 --> 00:01:50,652 I have some moments where I'm just like... 32 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,411 ...like... like, "You should have seen that," like... 33 00:02:04,291 --> 00:02:06,376 "Well, Deion, you should have seen that." 34 00:02:10,088 --> 00:02:13,759 {\an8}[reporter] The New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez arrested 35 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:15,844 {\an8}and led out of his home in handcuffs. 36 00:02:15,844 --> 00:02:19,848 {\an8}[reporter 2] Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder today. 37 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:21,892 {\an8}[reporter 3] The 27-year-old Odin Lloyd 38 00:02:21,892 --> 00:02:24,019 {\an8}- was killed execution-style. - [camera flash whining] 39 00:02:24,853 --> 00:02:29,233 [reporter 4] Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on two new murder charges. 40 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:34,530 [reporter 5] Aaron Hernandez could well be the first serial killer from the NFL. 41 00:02:52,047 --> 00:02:55,092 {\an8}[Belichick] Patriots. Yeah, it's Belichick. 42 00:02:58,387 --> 00:02:59,555 {\an8}What do you got? 43 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:04,726 {\an8}[Robert Kraft] 2010 draft was critical to our future. 44 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:10,399 A lot of our established older players are phasing out. 45 00:03:11,233 --> 00:03:15,988 {\an8}And to be competitive, you have to do well in the draft. 46 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:21,159 [Michael Holley] 2010 was really a big moment for the Patriots. 47 00:03:22,077 --> 00:03:26,123 Talent had started to drain, and the feeling was 48 00:03:26,123 --> 00:03:28,625 {\an8}that the franchise was in decline. 49 00:03:29,168 --> 00:03:30,544 {\an8}And they needed to be resuscitated. 50 00:03:32,171 --> 00:03:36,967 And so they made a couple of significant draft picks that changed everything. 51 00:03:36,967 --> 00:03:40,345 [man on phone] We're on the clock with 6-40 remaining. 52 00:03:40,345 --> 00:03:42,472 [man 2] Bill, they gotta get the trade in. 53 00:03:42,472 --> 00:03:45,058 [man 3] All right, John, write this name down. 54 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:49,479 {\an8}Devin McCourty, cornerback, Rutgers. 55 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:52,983 {\an8}[Devin McCourty] For me it was a honor to be a part of that class, man. 56 00:03:52,983 --> 00:03:56,111 {\an8}It was time for the new regime, the new guard, to come in here 57 00:03:56,111 --> 00:03:58,405 {\an8}and to let go of some of the older guys. 58 00:03:58,405 --> 00:04:00,991 Devin, it's Coach Belichick. How you doing? 59 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:03,368 We're about to make you a New England Patriot. 60 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:05,954 I just wanted to be the one to call and congratulate you 61 00:04:05,954 --> 00:04:08,248 and welcome you to the team, all right? 62 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:11,627 [McCourty] The top four to five rounds of that draft 63 00:04:11,627 --> 00:04:16,673 really end up being that kind of second wave, uh, of the Patriots dynasty, 64 00:04:16,673 --> 00:04:19,051 and I think we take a lot of pride in that. 65 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:21,928 Hey, Johnny, write this name down. 66 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:24,890 G-R-O-N... 67 00:04:24,890 --> 00:04:27,935 K-O-W-S-K-I. 68 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:29,061 Tight end. 69 00:04:29,061 --> 00:04:32,606 With the 42nd pick in the 2010 NFL draft, 70 00:04:32,606 --> 00:04:37,027 {\an8}the New England Patriots select Rob Gronkowski... 71 00:04:37,027 --> 00:04:39,112 {\an8}- [cheering] - ...tight end, Arizona. 72 00:04:40,989 --> 00:04:43,283 [Gronkowski] When I was drafted to the Patriots, 73 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:44,868 it was a proud moment. 74 00:04:44,868 --> 00:04:48,830 {\an8}My family came on stage as well. We got in a huddle. 75 00:04:48,830 --> 00:04:51,291 {\an8}We're doing "Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!" 76 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:53,252 in the huddle, jumping up and down. 77 00:04:53,252 --> 00:04:55,379 [huddle] Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo! 78 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:57,631 [cheering] 79 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:03,929 [Gronkowski] Then all of a sudden I get a phone call from the Patriots. 80 00:05:03,929 --> 00:05:05,973 All right, Rob. 81 00:05:05,973 --> 00:05:08,684 And they said, "Hey, Rob," like, 82 00:05:08,684 --> 00:05:11,812 "you can get off the stage now. Like, enough is enough." 83 00:05:11,812 --> 00:05:15,482 And I'm sitting there like, "Wow, I'm already in trouble. 84 00:05:15,482 --> 00:05:19,444 It's been five minutes since I've been on the Patriots, and I'm already in trouble." 85 00:05:20,529 --> 00:05:24,324 {\an8}I can picture Bill in that draft room just being like, 86 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,577 {\an8}"Why the fuck did we just draft this kid?" 87 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:29,496 [Belichick] Oh, look at this. 88 00:05:31,373 --> 00:05:33,917 Lord have mercy on us. 89 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:36,044 {\an8}The Patriots have a big draft. 90 00:05:36,044 --> 00:05:37,546 {\an8}They draft two tight ends... 91 00:05:38,422 --> 00:05:41,967 ...Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. 92 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:46,096 [commentator] And now, with another selection, 1-13 overall, 93 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:50,142 they go Aaron Hernandez, who, by the way, is from Bristol, Connecticut, 94 00:05:50,142 --> 00:05:51,852 played high school football right down the road, 95 00:05:51,852 --> 00:05:54,188 but he was the best tight end in football last year. 96 00:05:54,188 --> 00:05:55,480 The John Mackey Award winner. 97 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,442 [commentator 2] I think Aaron Hernandez is a tremendous pick 98 00:05:58,442 --> 00:06:00,277 because I'm not talking about off the field, 99 00:06:00,277 --> 00:06:03,197 I'm talking about on the field, he was a safety net. 100 00:06:03,739 --> 00:06:08,202 Hernandez was very quiet, you know, had a questionable background in Florida. 101 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:13,624 Other teams claimed they took him off their draft board because he had issues. 102 00:06:14,333 --> 00:06:16,710 [Ernie Adams] We knew that there were issues, 103 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:19,254 but you make a calculation on draft day. 104 00:06:19,254 --> 00:06:22,508 {\an8}Look, we're getting first-round talent for fourth-round price. 105 00:06:22,508 --> 00:06:25,219 {\an8}If it doesn't work out right, we can always cut him. 106 00:06:25,219 --> 00:06:26,303 [crowd cheers] 107 00:06:26,303 --> 00:06:30,015 [Joe Buck] And Hernandez inside the 25. 108 00:06:30,015 --> 00:06:32,267 [Holley] Hernandez is not a first-round pick, 109 00:06:32,267 --> 00:06:34,937 because there are some questions about his character. 110 00:06:34,937 --> 00:06:37,189 Some of the things he did off the field. 111 00:06:38,065 --> 00:06:41,860 Teams were aware that he smoked marijuana all the time. 112 00:06:42,694 --> 00:06:44,613 But it's so much more than that. 113 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:49,618 I'm Aaron Hernandez from Bristol, Connecticut. 114 00:06:49,618 --> 00:06:51,745 I play at Bristol Central High School. 115 00:06:55,624 --> 00:06:59,920 {\an8}[Bob Hohler] Aaron Hernandez came out of this really troubled childhood. 116 00:07:01,004 --> 00:07:05,259 He's trying to find his way in high school and becomes a football star. 117 00:07:05,259 --> 00:07:06,802 [whistle blows] 118 00:07:08,637 --> 00:07:10,848 But when he was 16 years old, 119 00:07:10,848 --> 00:07:15,060 his father, who kept him on the straight and narrow, dies, 120 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:17,521 and Aaron started to unravel. 121 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:22,276 {\an8}He fell in with a rowdy crowd, and he learned a whole new life. 122 00:07:23,151 --> 00:07:26,154 {\an8}So you have all these different issues this kid's confronting, 123 00:07:26,154 --> 00:07:29,241 {\an8}when, you know, the big-time colleges come looking for him. 124 00:07:29,241 --> 00:07:31,618 - [cheering] - [Buck] Florida Gators, 125 00:07:31,618 --> 00:07:34,037 and Urban Meyer, the head coach. 126 00:07:34,037 --> 00:07:37,082 [Hohler] Urban Meyer, the head coach of the Florida Gators, 127 00:07:37,082 --> 00:07:41,378 came to the principal of Aaron's high school and said, 128 00:07:41,378 --> 00:07:43,422 "We want him to leave, come to Florida." 129 00:07:44,089 --> 00:07:45,883 [coach] Set. Hike! 130 00:07:48,218 --> 00:07:51,638 {\an8}[Hohler] Aaron arrives in Florida barely 17 years old... 131 00:07:52,723 --> 00:07:56,059 ...still troubled beyond anyone's belief. 132 00:07:57,352 --> 00:07:59,771 During that time, he's in a bar 133 00:07:59,771 --> 00:08:03,192 and there's a dispute over a 12-dollar tab in the bar. 134 00:08:03,692 --> 00:08:06,486 [reporter] Hernandez got into a fight with the bar manager. 135 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:10,616 He punched the manager so hard, his eardrum burst. 136 00:08:10,616 --> 00:08:15,245 [Hohler] But at Florida, they had a fixer for the players when they get in trouble. 137 00:08:15,245 --> 00:08:19,541 And that lawyer was there for Aaron, and everything went away. 138 00:08:21,210 --> 00:08:23,295 So he comes away from the bar incident 139 00:08:23,295 --> 00:08:28,175 and he learns very early in his career about what Football Inc. is, 140 00:08:28,175 --> 00:08:31,887 and that is that you can get in trouble and not get in trouble. 141 00:08:37,351 --> 00:08:41,270 [Cris Carter] You guys are stepping in to what we call the National Football League. 142 00:08:42,438 --> 00:08:44,358 You ain't trying to get in. 143 00:08:44,358 --> 00:08:46,485 You ain't applying, you in the league. 144 00:08:47,528 --> 00:08:50,864 And if you think having money gonna change you in a positive way, 145 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:52,699 you sure enough fooling yourself. 146 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:55,494 {\an8}If you like to smoke dope now, if you like kush now, 147 00:08:55,494 --> 00:08:57,996 {\an8}you gonna be buying all the kush they got. 148 00:08:57,996 --> 00:08:59,373 {\an8}- [players laugh] - If you-- 149 00:09:01,416 --> 00:09:03,168 Ah, y'all-- Y'all want me to lie to y'all 150 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:05,420 like the rest of 'em do when they come in here. 151 00:09:05,420 --> 00:09:08,382 When Buddy Ryan cut me, I played three years in Philadelphia, 152 00:09:08,382 --> 00:09:10,676 and he cut me because he couldn't depend on me. 153 00:09:10,676 --> 00:09:13,679 And they made me get my stuff and get gone. 154 00:09:14,179 --> 00:09:15,722 I had to get smart. 155 00:09:17,182 --> 00:09:19,434 First question. In the back. 156 00:09:20,143 --> 00:09:22,229 I was just wondering what changes did you make 157 00:09:22,229 --> 00:09:24,690 from when you got cut to when you went to Minnesota? 158 00:09:24,690 --> 00:09:26,525 [Carter] Man, you gotta get your stuff together. 159 00:09:26,525 --> 00:09:29,653 You gotta stop lying to yourself. I stopped smoking that dope. 160 00:09:29,653 --> 00:09:31,697 Stopped doing all the things I was doing, 161 00:09:31,697 --> 00:09:35,617 and I started getting my body in shape and I start being able to run all day. 162 00:09:36,201 --> 00:09:38,662 I told my old friends, "Don't call." 163 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:43,333 Now, this should be, this should be, right now, 164 00:09:43,333 --> 00:09:46,503 the fork in the road for a lot of y'all to get y'all stuff together 165 00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:48,881 before you get popped, 'cause you're gonna get caught. 166 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:51,633 You're gonna get caught. 167 00:09:57,181 --> 00:10:00,851 {\an8}[chatter and cheering] 168 00:10:00,851 --> 00:10:03,395 {\an8}[reporter] It's the opening of Patriots training camp. 169 00:10:04,104 --> 00:10:07,816 {\an8}Players to keep an eye on, a completely new group of tight ends, 170 00:10:07,816 --> 00:10:11,361 including rookies Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. 171 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,697 Lots of optimism for the season. 172 00:10:14,698 --> 00:10:17,409 [MacMullan] Right after the Patriots drafted Aaron Hernandez, 173 00:10:17,409 --> 00:10:20,495 I think Belichick just figured, "I've got this culture here, 174 00:10:20,495 --> 00:10:22,664 my locker room will police him. 175 00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:25,667 He's a great football player. He's gonna help us win." 176 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,673 [Josh McDaniels] Aaron was a big part of what the Patriots were trying to do. 177 00:10:31,673 --> 00:10:35,302 You know, to grow and build offensively. 178 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:37,304 [cheering] 179 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:39,640 [McDaniels] He had so much confidence 180 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,519 {\an8}that he thought every play should be drawn up for him, you know? And, uh... 181 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:45,938 he knew he was a really good player, and he was. 182 00:10:45,938 --> 00:10:48,690 - [cheering] - [announcer] Brady firing away. 183 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:50,108 Hernandez. 184 00:10:51,276 --> 00:10:54,863 He's not done inside the 15, and down to the two. 185 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:58,408 {\an8}The Patriots actually introduced this new type of offense 186 00:10:58,408 --> 00:10:59,785 {\an8}that featured two tight ends. 187 00:11:00,410 --> 00:11:02,371 [announcer] Brady throw, back of the end zone, 188 00:11:02,371 --> 00:11:07,084 and the catch by the rookie. Rob Gronkowski for the touchdown. 189 00:11:08,252 --> 00:11:11,463 [Stallworth] And together, those dudes were uncoverable. 190 00:11:12,297 --> 00:11:14,591 [announcer] Still going down the sideline. 191 00:11:14,591 --> 00:11:18,095 [Stallworth] You couldn't put a corner on those guys, they were too big. 192 00:11:18,095 --> 00:11:21,473 You couldn't put a safety on them because they were too fast and too quick. 193 00:11:21,473 --> 00:11:24,518 [announcer] That's Hernandez shaking off a tackle. Unbelievable. 194 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:28,230 [Hernandez] I come out every day and they put me places. 195 00:11:28,230 --> 00:11:31,358 I go out and go as hard as I can and make some plays for the team. 196 00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:33,151 [announcer] He is a nightmare match-up. 197 00:11:33,151 --> 00:11:34,903 He's so shifty, he's elusive, 198 00:11:34,903 --> 00:11:37,447 you can move him around in so many different places. 199 00:11:37,447 --> 00:11:41,201 When Aaron Hernandez came in, we won 14 games our rookie year. 200 00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:45,205 And then the next year we go to the Super Bowl. 201 00:11:46,582 --> 00:11:51,795 [Al Michaels] And over the middle, getting free, touchdown, Hernandez. 202 00:11:53,463 --> 00:11:58,510 Brady to the end zone. Hernandez is there. Incomplete. 203 00:11:59,511 --> 00:12:04,516 And the New York Giants are the Super Bowl champs. 204 00:12:05,142 --> 00:12:06,643 [McCourty] That game was tough. 205 00:12:06,643 --> 00:12:10,439 And we lost, but I'm like, "We'll be back." 206 00:12:10,439 --> 00:12:12,774 Like, we were 14 and 2 the year before, 207 00:12:12,774 --> 00:12:15,903 Super Bowl the next year. We're gonna keep doing this. 208 00:12:16,778 --> 00:12:18,488 Next time, we'll win it. 209 00:12:21,992 --> 00:12:25,078 {\an8}[reporter] Aaron Hernandez is getting a big-time contract extension, 210 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:29,124 {\an8}Five-year extension that could be worth as much as 40 million dollars. 211 00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:31,335 - [interviewer] Aaron, congratulations. - [Hernandez] Thank you. 212 00:12:31,335 --> 00:12:33,712 What is your reaction to this great news? 213 00:12:33,712 --> 00:12:37,674 Um... This is a... this is a place that not only did it change my future 214 00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:40,552 from them paying me, but it just changed me as a person, 215 00:12:40,552 --> 00:12:43,388 'cause you can't come here and act reckless and do your own stuff. 216 00:12:43,388 --> 00:12:45,140 [indistinct question] 217 00:12:45,140 --> 00:12:47,851 [Holley] Aaron Hernandez, in his interviews, 218 00:12:47,851 --> 00:12:52,064 {\an8}would give the clichés, but then there would always be like, "What was that? 219 00:12:52,064 --> 00:12:53,482 What do you mean, reckless? 220 00:12:53,482 --> 00:12:55,692 So, what is...? How do you define recklessness?" 221 00:12:55,692 --> 00:12:59,112 Which I and others should have asked, but nobody ever asked him. 222 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:00,781 [interviewer] You have a baby on the way? 223 00:13:00,781 --> 00:13:02,950 I do. I have a daughter on the way. Yes. 224 00:13:02,950 --> 00:13:05,619 - Perfect timing. - November 12th. Yes, perfect timing. 225 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:07,913 - Thank you, Aaron. - Thanks, man. 226 00:13:07,913 --> 00:13:09,122 [reporter] Congratulations. 227 00:13:09,122 --> 00:13:12,668 And so, he was always kind of giving you little breadcrumbs 228 00:13:12,668 --> 00:13:17,297 of things that were going on... uh, in his mind. 229 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:19,633 [chatter] 230 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,347 [Kraft, on field] I was most impressed with Hernandez. 231 00:13:25,347 --> 00:13:27,474 How he came in today. 232 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,060 I think he's got such a good heart. 233 00:13:30,060 --> 00:13:31,770 He's a good guy. 234 00:13:36,692 --> 00:13:40,737 He told me he had to be careful with the people around him now. 235 00:13:40,737 --> 00:13:42,698 He recognizes it himself. 236 00:13:42,698 --> 00:13:44,992 He's come into so much money. 237 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:50,497 [Kraft] We knew that there were some issues 238 00:13:50,497 --> 00:13:53,041 - outside of our building. - [whistle blows] 239 00:13:53,959 --> 00:13:57,504 But it was our hope and desire 240 00:13:57,504 --> 00:14:02,176 that the Patriot way would be a great influence on him. 241 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:05,846 [Hernandez] Him saying, "I want you around here for the next seven years," 242 00:14:05,846 --> 00:14:09,933 saying like he really wants me a part of his family, it means a lot. 243 00:14:09,933 --> 00:14:14,188 {\an8}[Kraft] Aaron and I, we had a genuine feeling 244 00:14:14,188 --> 00:14:17,482 {\an8}of connection and love. 245 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:23,488 Every time he'd see me, he would kiss me on the cheek. 246 00:14:24,323 --> 00:14:27,868 I mean, this is something I do with my sons. 247 00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:35,584 I think he viewed me, you know, sort of as a loving, paternal figure. 248 00:14:36,835 --> 00:14:42,382 I remember when my sweet wife, Myra, passed away of ovarian cancer. 249 00:14:43,091 --> 00:14:47,095 Aaron handed me a check for $50,000 250 00:14:47,095 --> 00:14:51,808 to the fund that we had set up in memory of Myra. 251 00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:55,020 I said, "Aaron this is very sweet. You don't need to do this. 252 00:14:55,020 --> 00:14:57,814 You've already got your contract." 253 00:14:57,814 --> 00:15:01,610 And he started getting tears in his eyes. 254 00:15:01,610 --> 00:15:06,490 "No," he said, "This is very important to me. I want to do it for you." 255 00:15:07,199 --> 00:15:08,700 It really touched me. 256 00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:10,494 - [man] Okay! - Yeah. 257 00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:14,915 [Kraft] I felt he was what we wanted as the perfect Patriot player. 258 00:15:18,252 --> 00:15:20,754 [Brandon Lloyd] The Patriots were always a team I wanted to be on, 259 00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:22,506 because they were always winning. 260 00:15:23,799 --> 00:15:25,342 When I joined the team, 261 00:15:25,342 --> 00:15:27,886 {\an8}you know, I'm in my tenth NFL season. 262 00:15:27,886 --> 00:15:30,931 {\an8}I have yet to play in a playoff game. [laughs] 263 00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:34,434 You know, I've been a part of a lot of mediocre teams. 264 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:36,061 [coach calls out] 265 00:15:36,061 --> 00:15:38,647 [Lloyd] Watching practice was exciting. 266 00:15:38,647 --> 00:15:39,773 [whistle blows] 267 00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:43,694 I had a lot of admiration for Aaron's athletic ability. 268 00:15:44,444 --> 00:15:46,405 I mean, it was impressive. 269 00:15:46,405 --> 00:15:51,285 So, I'm like, "All right, my odds are pretty good to get to the Super Bowl." 270 00:15:51,285 --> 00:15:52,953 [horn blows] 271 00:15:54,037 --> 00:15:57,958 [Lloyd] But I quickly realized that something was going on. 272 00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:01,420 There was this troubling undercurrent. 273 00:16:04,423 --> 00:16:09,219 During training camp, Wes Welker makes this beeline over to me, 274 00:16:09,219 --> 00:16:11,805 and grabs me by the shoulders. 275 00:16:12,514 --> 00:16:14,808 He says, "Brandon... 276 00:16:15,559 --> 00:16:19,313 ...your locker is in between Gronk and Aaron Hernandez. 277 00:16:19,313 --> 00:16:25,485 Now, Aaron, he's gonna... fondle his genitalia in front of you. 278 00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:28,947 He's gonna talk about bathing with his mom. 279 00:16:29,823 --> 00:16:31,325 You just gotta ignore it. 280 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:33,827 You gotta ignore it." 281 00:16:33,827 --> 00:16:38,081 It was like Wes has seen a ghost, the way he was looking at me. 282 00:16:38,081 --> 00:16:40,334 [chatter] 283 00:16:40,334 --> 00:16:42,961 [Wes Welker] You know, I thought Aaron was a good kid. 284 00:16:42,961 --> 00:16:47,382 I had a locker right next to him, tried to help him, tried talking to him. 285 00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:50,135 But at the same time, 286 00:16:50,844 --> 00:16:52,679 {\an8}I don't know, it was, uh... 287 00:16:54,056 --> 00:16:57,684 {\an8}I think it was pretty glaring, um, that there were issues. 288 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,686 [Belichick] What's up, Brandon? 289 00:17:00,437 --> 00:17:01,438 [Lloyd] In the locker room, 290 00:17:01,438 --> 00:17:04,775 we get away with saying a lot of offensive and disturbing things. 291 00:17:04,775 --> 00:17:07,486 ...the other ones, they were... gang bang! [laughs] 292 00:17:07,486 --> 00:17:09,488 [Lloyd] But what Aaron was saying, 293 00:17:09,488 --> 00:17:13,450 it deviated far off the norm of just locker room bullshitting around. 294 00:17:14,201 --> 00:17:18,539 He would rage out on players, you know, "Motherfucking people." 295 00:17:18,539 --> 00:17:22,000 Saying he's gonna beat their ass. "Fucking, I'll kill you." 296 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:26,296 Which is something that I don't take lightly. 297 00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:30,342 When Aaron would have meltdowns, 298 00:17:30,342 --> 00:17:34,179 Deion could come over and have a quiet conversation with him. 299 00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:37,850 [Branch] I probably had... 300 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,437 {\an8}...the closest relationship with... with Aaron. 301 00:17:43,438 --> 00:17:46,400 He and I was neighbors. He lived right across the street from me. 302 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,902 His lady used to come over to help with the kids. 303 00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:52,990 Anytime Aaron was boiling, 304 00:17:52,990 --> 00:17:57,119 the coach would always ask me, "Is everything good? 305 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,663 Is everything good? Is everything good?" 306 00:17:59,663 --> 00:18:01,832 It was like, "Check with Deion." 307 00:18:01,832 --> 00:18:03,625 [whistle blows] 308 00:18:03,625 --> 00:18:05,794 All right, seven on seven, red area. 309 00:18:06,587 --> 00:18:08,630 [Lloyd] I remember one particular time, 310 00:18:08,630 --> 00:18:11,300 we're out there doing a walk-through with Tom. 311 00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:13,260 Aaron's out there in flip-flops 312 00:18:13,260 --> 00:18:16,555 going through the drills, laughing, flipping the ball around, 313 00:18:16,555 --> 00:18:18,932 calling Bill Belichick "Daddy." 314 00:18:18,932 --> 00:18:20,684 [Tom Brady] Put that down! Stop! 315 00:18:20,684 --> 00:18:23,687 Tom's like, "Man, get the fuck outta here." 316 00:18:23,687 --> 00:18:25,480 You know, like, "What the fuck are you doing? 317 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:26,940 Get the fuck off the field." 318 00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:30,485 That got a rise out of Aaron. Oh, he was MF-ing. 319 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:33,447 "Motherfucker," you know, stormed off the field. 320 00:18:34,031 --> 00:18:38,535 And oftentimes, that didn't elicit any response out of Bill. 321 00:18:38,535 --> 00:18:40,370 All right. [blows whistle] 322 00:18:40,370 --> 00:18:41,455 Punt return. 323 00:18:42,247 --> 00:18:46,835 [Welker] I remember one time in practice, we're doing punt return. 324 00:18:46,835 --> 00:18:49,880 You know, we're catching balls, and Aaron was sitting there, 325 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,549 "I'm the best returner on this team. Bill, why am I not back here?" 326 00:18:52,549 --> 00:18:54,009 [mocking speech] 327 00:18:54,009 --> 00:18:57,304 Like, literally, a rookie sitting there talking like this. 328 00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:59,306 And, like, Bill's, like, laughing. 329 00:19:00,182 --> 00:19:02,059 And, like, I'm not... [chuckles ruefully] 330 00:19:02,059 --> 00:19:07,439 I'm like, "Why's he love this guy? I don't get it. I don't get it." 331 00:19:07,439 --> 00:19:09,233 But when you're that talented, 332 00:19:09,233 --> 00:19:11,652 a lot of people put up with a lot of stuff. 333 00:19:13,904 --> 00:19:16,657 [Lloyd] It reminded me of being on teams where 334 00:19:16,657 --> 00:19:19,785 they let the star players do what they want to do. 335 00:19:19,785 --> 00:19:22,788 Doesn't matter how you win, as long as you win. 336 00:19:22,788 --> 00:19:24,581 - [crowd cheers] - [Brady] Set! 337 00:19:24,581 --> 00:19:26,583 [announcer] Brady, a fade... 338 00:19:26,583 --> 00:19:29,670 Caught! Hernandez, touchdown, Patriots. 339 00:19:29,670 --> 00:19:32,214 Snap to Brady, looks, fires left. 340 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:34,299 Hernandez walks into the end zone. 341 00:19:35,384 --> 00:19:38,303 [announcer 2] Great to see Aaron Hernandez making moves like this. 342 00:19:39,555 --> 00:19:42,474 [Buck] Play-action. Brady throws. Touchdown, New England. 343 00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:44,643 Aaron Hernandez. 344 00:19:44,643 --> 00:19:48,146 [Troy Aikman] He just does so many different things. Just so good. 345 00:19:50,941 --> 00:19:52,985 [Hernandez] Another W, baby. 346 00:19:55,529 --> 00:19:58,115 [Branch] Aaron always did a lot of crazy things. 347 00:19:58,991 --> 00:20:00,617 Pissed a lot of people off. 348 00:20:01,535 --> 00:20:06,832 But I think, for the most part, on the field, in the locker room... 349 00:20:07,666 --> 00:20:09,626 ...we had things under control. 350 00:20:11,503 --> 00:20:14,298 Off the field is something totally different. 351 00:20:16,842 --> 00:20:18,177 Totally different. 352 00:20:21,555 --> 00:20:23,599 [man] What do you think a hit on you's worth, man? 353 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:25,684 [man 2] Yeah, with a $50 bounty on your head 354 00:20:25,684 --> 00:20:27,769 - would you be pissed? - Not really. 355 00:20:27,769 --> 00:20:29,897 What do you feel like a good hit on you is worth? 356 00:20:29,897 --> 00:20:32,983 Like, I think, uh, I think you're worth at least, 357 00:20:32,983 --> 00:20:35,903 like, 100 Gs on a bounty, dawg. 358 00:20:35,903 --> 00:20:37,070 No comment. 359 00:20:37,070 --> 00:20:39,823 [Lloyd] Aaron was always up to something at night time. 360 00:20:41,033 --> 00:20:42,951 All the warnings were, 361 00:20:42,951 --> 00:20:47,122 "Do not hang out with Chico. Do not hang out with Chico." 362 00:20:47,122 --> 00:20:49,374 That was the code. 363 00:20:49,374 --> 00:20:52,377 "For your own safety, do not hang out with Aaron." 364 00:20:53,253 --> 00:20:55,255 So, something was known. 365 00:20:56,215 --> 00:20:58,383 [Adams] We had a number of people on the staff 366 00:20:58,383 --> 00:21:01,470 who knew that he was spending time with friends of his 367 00:21:01,470 --> 00:21:03,931 from his hometown of Bristol, Connecticut. 368 00:21:04,723 --> 00:21:08,227 {\an8}Aaron was making references to hanging with his boys from Bristol. 369 00:21:09,228 --> 00:21:12,898 A lot of people didn't think this was a very good situation for him. 370 00:21:13,815 --> 00:21:15,901 [Branch] I saw the group he was around. 371 00:21:17,277 --> 00:21:19,738 I had plenty conversations with him 372 00:21:19,738 --> 00:21:24,034 about him removing himself from certain individuals. 373 00:21:27,454 --> 00:21:30,123 "You in a different world now, you don't need to do all that." 374 00:21:30,999 --> 00:21:34,920 You know, outside altercations and all this other craziness. 375 00:21:35,671 --> 00:21:38,465 Like, "Aaron, that's stupid." But... 376 00:21:38,465 --> 00:21:43,637 he still somehow couldn't separate himself from... that dark side. 377 00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:48,183 [siren wails in distance] 378 00:21:51,436 --> 00:21:53,355 {\an8}[reporter] Investigators are looking for clues 379 00:21:53,355 --> 00:21:57,067 {\an8}in the mysterious death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd. 380 00:21:58,402 --> 00:22:02,072 {\an8}[reporter 2] The body of Odin Lloyd was found Monday in an industrial park. 381 00:22:02,698 --> 00:22:06,285 {\an8}The 27-year-old was killed execution-style 382 00:22:06,285 --> 00:22:11,164 {\an8}just a mile from Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's million-dollar mansion. 383 00:22:12,624 --> 00:22:16,211 {\an8}[reporter 3] Police swarmed Aaron Hernandez's home Tuesday evening. 384 00:22:16,211 --> 00:22:19,798 {\an8}Investigators are not calling him a suspect in this investigation, 385 00:22:19,798 --> 00:22:22,843 but they did find an SUV near the crime scene 386 00:22:22,843 --> 00:22:25,012 that led them to his doorstep. 387 00:22:27,431 --> 00:22:28,724 {\an8}[Branch] They didn't take him in. 388 00:22:28,724 --> 00:22:31,435 {\an8}You know, just came and stopped by, questioned him. 389 00:22:32,436 --> 00:22:36,273 {\an8}Didn't have too much communication with Aaron about this stuff. 390 00:22:36,273 --> 00:22:38,400 It was just more like, "Are you good?" 391 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,027 I do recall him saying... 392 00:22:41,737 --> 00:22:43,864 "Yeah, man, this stuff gonna blow over, it's fine." 393 00:22:44,948 --> 00:22:46,575 It's so wild how... 394 00:22:50,621 --> 00:22:53,207 ...how fast everything just changed. 395 00:22:54,374 --> 00:22:57,377 {\an8}[reporter] The ongoing investigation has created a frenzy 396 00:22:57,377 --> 00:22:59,046 {\an8}outside of Hernandez's home. 397 00:22:59,588 --> 00:23:02,090 {\an8}[reporter 2] ABC News is reporting that the 23-year-old 398 00:23:02,090 --> 00:23:05,093 {\an8}intentionally destroyed his sophisticated home security system 399 00:23:05,093 --> 00:23:09,640 {\an8}and smashed his cell phone before handing over the fragments to investigators. 400 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,352 {\an8}[reporter 3] Police have found a video that shows Aaron and the victim 401 00:23:13,352 --> 00:23:16,396 {\an8}together Monday morning after a night of going out. 402 00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:18,857 All the arrows are starting to point in his direction, 403 00:23:18,857 --> 00:23:21,610 and it's not a good sign for the Patriots' star tight end. 404 00:23:21,610 --> 00:23:23,028 What happened on Monday night? 405 00:23:23,028 --> 00:23:25,197 {\an8}Can you just tell us what happened on Monday night? 406 00:23:25,197 --> 00:23:27,074 Are you involved in the murder at all? 407 00:23:27,074 --> 00:23:29,868 {\an8}Anything you want to say? Are you being arrested? 408 00:23:30,744 --> 00:23:32,788 [reporter 4] The embattled Patriots tight end 409 00:23:32,788 --> 00:23:35,457 spent much of Thursday away from home. 410 00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:38,252 First, he drove to Gillette Stadium. 411 00:23:38,252 --> 00:23:41,505 Next, Hernandez hustled into the facility. 412 00:23:46,385 --> 00:23:50,180 [Kraft] I found out he was working out in the weight room. 413 00:23:50,931 --> 00:23:56,353 {\an8}I went down immediately and I said, "Aaron, tell me, did you do this? 414 00:23:56,353 --> 00:24:01,108 {\an8}Because if you did, I know you must have had some good reason. 415 00:24:01,108 --> 00:24:04,945 {\an8}I'm gonna get you the best defense lawyer we can get 416 00:24:04,945 --> 00:24:07,155 and I'll do it at my cost." 417 00:24:07,155 --> 00:24:10,534 And he looked me right in the eye, 418 00:24:10,534 --> 00:24:14,121 not blinking or anything, and said, 419 00:24:14,121 --> 00:24:19,543 "Mr. Kraft, I didn't do that. I was in Rhode Island," or something. 420 00:24:19,543 --> 00:24:23,088 And when he said it, I believed him. 421 00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:28,010 He actually changed my life, and how I look at people because... 422 00:24:29,511 --> 00:24:32,723 ...it just... I... 423 00:24:32,723 --> 00:24:34,183 To this day... 424 00:24:35,434 --> 00:24:38,729 ...I can't believe I got snookered like that. 425 00:24:41,940 --> 00:24:45,360 {\an8}[reporter] Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder today. 426 00:24:46,195 --> 00:24:49,698 [reporter 2] He was signing a $40 million contract with the Patriots, 427 00:24:49,698 --> 00:24:54,036 had this amazing future in front of him. It boggles the mind. 428 00:24:56,038 --> 00:24:59,791 [Jonathan Kraft] Aaron was being led out of his house in handcuffs, 429 00:24:59,791 --> 00:25:02,794 and it was on television everywhere. 430 00:25:03,629 --> 00:25:07,925 {\an8}And I just remember thinking, whatever warm feelings we might have towards Aaron, 431 00:25:07,925 --> 00:25:10,594 {\an8}it looks like he's done the ultimate bad thing 432 00:25:10,594 --> 00:25:14,348 {\an8}and he... he can't... We can't have him on our team anymore. 433 00:25:14,348 --> 00:25:17,559 I... I'll... No, that's ridiculous. I'll find out about that. 434 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:21,688 [Jonathan Kraft] At that time, my dad and Bill were both out of the country, 435 00:25:21,688 --> 00:25:23,941 but I felt strongly we couldn't wait. 436 00:25:25,025 --> 00:25:28,612 And so I called my dad and he very much agreed. 437 00:25:28,612 --> 00:25:30,155 And we called Bill. 438 00:25:30,155 --> 00:25:32,491 And, you know, Bill, as is his wont, 439 00:25:32,491 --> 00:25:35,911 was always more measured. In the beginning, he said, 440 00:25:35,911 --> 00:25:37,538 "You know, he's not guilty yet." 441 00:25:37,538 --> 00:25:40,624 And there were competitive issues too. 442 00:25:41,250 --> 00:25:44,545 He didn't want to have to lose an amazing football player. 443 00:25:45,546 --> 00:25:49,299 So, Bill's instinct would be, play this fucking thing out till the end. 444 00:25:49,299 --> 00:25:52,511 And I just knew we couldn't play it out till the end. 445 00:25:52,511 --> 00:25:55,722 And... and not 'cause of how it looked on us, 446 00:25:55,722 --> 00:25:58,350 but because we had to set a fucking example. 447 00:25:58,350 --> 00:26:00,561 I mean, like, it's like, "This guy's a murderer." 448 00:26:02,020 --> 00:26:03,689 [reporter] It was moments after he was arrested 449 00:26:03,689 --> 00:26:06,108 that he was then cut as the team severed ties, 450 00:26:06,108 --> 00:26:09,027 {\an8}but there seemed to have been so many red flags. 451 00:26:09,027 --> 00:26:12,531 {\an8}This was a guy who basically had the devil on one shoulder 452 00:26:12,531 --> 00:26:15,909 and all along they knew the devil could win out. 453 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:19,621 [reporter 2] The Patriots will certainly be asked what the team knew then, 454 00:26:19,621 --> 00:26:21,790 and did they look the other way? 455 00:26:27,129 --> 00:26:28,463 {\an8}[camera shutters click] 456 00:26:34,511 --> 00:26:35,721 [sighs] 457 00:26:37,514 --> 00:26:39,641 Okay, uh, uh... 458 00:26:40,517 --> 00:26:44,229 ...I'm gonna address the situation involving, um, Aaron Hernandez today. 459 00:26:44,229 --> 00:26:46,440 {\an8}Having someone in your organization 460 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:50,861 {\an8}that's involved in a murder investigation is a terrible thing. 461 00:26:51,778 --> 00:26:56,283 And, um, our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim, 462 00:26:56,867 --> 00:27:02,497 and, um, I extend my sympathy, really, to everyone who's been impacted. 463 00:27:02,497 --> 00:27:05,501 It's time for the New England Patriots to move forward and... 464 00:27:06,668 --> 00:27:08,587 ...be a team that our fans can be proud of. 465 00:27:09,463 --> 00:27:11,089 That's what we're here for. 466 00:27:12,090 --> 00:27:15,636 [reporter] Bob Kraft has said he feels duped by Aaron Hernandez. 467 00:27:15,636 --> 00:27:17,763 Do you personally feel duped? 468 00:27:19,014 --> 00:27:21,391 Yeah, I'll refrain from making any more comments 469 00:27:21,391 --> 00:27:26,813 on any ongoing people involved in... judicial process. 470 00:27:26,813 --> 00:27:28,732 [reporter 2] Isn't this the time to do that, though? 471 00:27:28,732 --> 00:27:29,983 You're not in the season yet. 472 00:27:29,983 --> 00:27:32,569 Wouldn't this be the time, if ever, to do it? 473 00:27:32,569 --> 00:27:34,363 But I can't do it. 474 00:27:34,363 --> 00:27:36,615 [reporter 2] Could you face any implications or penalties? 475 00:27:36,615 --> 00:27:37,699 Thank you. 476 00:27:37,699 --> 00:27:39,368 [camera shutters click] 477 00:27:39,368 --> 00:27:43,247 [Hohler] Aaron Hernandez, basically, became dead to the Patriots. 478 00:27:44,456 --> 00:27:46,583 - [all clamor] - All right guys, go easy now. 479 00:27:48,836 --> 00:27:52,339 [Hohler] Bill Belichick told his players, "He's not to be spoken of any more. 480 00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:55,717 He's not part of this team. We're moving on." 481 00:27:56,385 --> 00:27:59,054 [Brady] It's a fresh start for... you know, all of us. 482 00:27:59,054 --> 00:28:03,559 {\an8}I know this last six weeks have been, uh, you know, distracting for a lot of people. 483 00:28:03,559 --> 00:28:07,020 {\an8}But we're gonna to try to move forward as best we know how. 484 00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:10,566 [Hohler] But there were still so many questions that were unanswered. 485 00:28:12,067 --> 00:28:15,988 {\an8}So, the Globe Spotlight Team spent a year diving into every aspect of Aaron's life. 486 00:28:17,072 --> 00:28:19,950 We found that long before the murder of Odin Lloyd, 487 00:28:19,950 --> 00:28:23,370 Aaron Hernandez was sinking into a turbulent, troubled, 488 00:28:23,370 --> 00:28:25,831 really volatile and violent world. 489 00:28:29,710 --> 00:28:31,628 {\an8}[Hohler] In July of 2012, 490 00:28:31,628 --> 00:28:34,798 {\an8}Aaron Hernandez is in downtown Boston at a club. 491 00:28:35,674 --> 00:28:39,386 He's out with his drug-dealing buddy from Bristol, Connecticut. 492 00:28:40,304 --> 00:28:43,056 Hernandez and his friend leave that club 493 00:28:43,056 --> 00:28:46,226 and come up next to this car with two guys in it 494 00:28:46,226 --> 00:28:50,480 who Hernandez believes disrespected him inside the club, 495 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:51,857 and they opened fire. 496 00:28:52,482 --> 00:28:55,861 {\an8}[reporter] Witnesses tell police that a silver SUV pulled up to a car, 497 00:28:55,861 --> 00:28:58,322 firing eight to ten fatal shots. 498 00:28:59,740 --> 00:29:01,658 [Hohler] They escaped law enforcement. 499 00:29:01,658 --> 00:29:06,163 But Aaron's paranoia is increasing, his drug use is increasing, 500 00:29:06,163 --> 00:29:08,916 and he asked to meet with Bill Belichick. 501 00:29:10,626 --> 00:29:16,131 Aaron told him that his girlfriend and his daughter's safety was in jeopardy. 502 00:29:17,049 --> 00:29:18,467 Belichick asked Hernandez 503 00:29:18,467 --> 00:29:21,512 if he wanted help from the security department of the Patriots, 504 00:29:21,512 --> 00:29:23,430 and Hernandez said, "No, thank you." 505 00:29:24,181 --> 00:29:28,519 Instead, he asked Bill Belichick to trade him to a team on the West Coast 506 00:29:28,519 --> 00:29:31,188 so he'd get away from New England. Just get away. 507 00:29:32,189 --> 00:29:34,816 But Belichick said no to Aaron Hernandez. 508 00:29:36,026 --> 00:29:38,111 [producer] At the 2013 combine, 509 00:29:38,111 --> 00:29:42,115 Aaron Hernandez asked to be traded to a West Coast team, 510 00:29:42,115 --> 00:29:45,202 saying that he feared for his family's lives. 511 00:29:45,202 --> 00:29:47,246 What did you do with that information? 512 00:29:49,331 --> 00:29:52,125 You know, it's an unfortunate situation about Aaron, 513 00:29:52,125 --> 00:29:54,086 and I don't have anything to add to it. 514 00:29:56,296 --> 00:29:58,090 [Hohler] Bill Belichick has never fully explained 515 00:29:58,090 --> 00:30:00,884 why he didn't trade Aaron Hernandez, 516 00:30:00,884 --> 00:30:04,263 but it was probably because the team had just invested all this money in him, 517 00:30:04,263 --> 00:30:05,931 because he was still a great player. 518 00:30:07,808 --> 00:30:10,894 {\an8}This embodies what we call Football Inc., 519 00:30:10,894 --> 00:30:16,483 {\an8}which is a cold, corporate enterprise that just wants to win. 520 00:30:17,401 --> 00:30:21,405 And in this case, a young man ends up dead. 521 00:30:21,405 --> 00:30:24,032 - [sirens wail] - [police radio chatter] 522 00:30:24,032 --> 00:30:25,868 [Hohler] I don't think anybody really knows 523 00:30:25,868 --> 00:30:28,495 why Aaron Hernandez killed Odin Lloyd. 524 00:30:29,371 --> 00:30:32,249 Odin Lloyd was a semi-pro football player in Boston. 525 00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:36,670 Odin and Aaron had some common interests. 526 00:30:36,670 --> 00:30:40,465 They loved football, they liked to go out and party, 527 00:30:40,465 --> 00:30:42,885 but there is no evidence that Odin Lloyd was involved 528 00:30:42,885 --> 00:30:46,346 in the criminal behavior that Aaron Hernandez was involved in. 529 00:30:47,389 --> 00:30:49,308 He was a warm-hearted guy. 530 00:30:50,184 --> 00:30:51,435 People loved him. 531 00:30:52,269 --> 00:30:53,896 It hit hard when he died. 532 00:30:59,276 --> 00:31:01,236 [bell tolls] 533 00:31:07,159 --> 00:31:07,993 [woman crying] 534 00:31:07,993 --> 00:31:11,580 {\an8}[reporter] Hundreds of people came out to mourn 27-year-old Odin Lloyd. 535 00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:13,749 {\an8}The semi-pro football player 536 00:31:13,749 --> 00:31:16,543 {\an8}was remembered by family, friends and teammates. 537 00:31:18,378 --> 00:31:20,214 [Ursula Ward] He was my strength. 538 00:31:20,214 --> 00:31:22,382 I love him dearly. 539 00:31:23,091 --> 00:31:25,802 [Branch] Our hearts and prayer go out to those families. 540 00:31:26,345 --> 00:31:30,265 It... it's just a sad story, it's a sad ending, a sad story. 541 00:31:31,350 --> 00:31:32,893 [chatter] 542 00:31:32,893 --> 00:31:36,522 {\an8}[anchor] These are the live pictures you're seeing back in the courtroom. 543 00:31:37,689 --> 00:31:41,109 [reporter] Aaron Hernandez obviously awaiting his fate. 544 00:31:41,109 --> 00:31:44,154 [official] Members of the jury, upon your oaths, 545 00:31:44,154 --> 00:31:46,782 you do state that the defendant, Aaron Hernandez, 546 00:31:46,782 --> 00:31:49,451 is guilty of murder in the first degree. 547 00:31:49,451 --> 00:31:51,870 [foreperson] Guilty of murder in the first degree. 548 00:31:51,870 --> 00:31:53,956 - [gasps] - [woman sobs] 549 00:31:53,956 --> 00:31:57,251 [Branch] Aaron... what were you thinking, bro? 550 00:31:57,835 --> 00:31:59,670 What did you think was gonna happen? 551 00:32:01,088 --> 00:32:02,756 If you decide to do this... 552 00:32:03,632 --> 00:32:06,134 ...like, really, what do you think is gonna happen? 553 00:32:07,386 --> 00:32:09,429 It just don't make sense, man. 554 00:32:09,429 --> 00:32:11,431 [cheering] 555 00:32:14,142 --> 00:32:16,728 [Adams] We knew he wasn't the ideal citizen, 556 00:32:16,728 --> 00:32:18,856 but did we ever suspect 557 00:32:18,856 --> 00:32:22,860 this is a guy who's gonna be running around with guns, shooting people? No. 558 00:32:24,278 --> 00:32:27,239 Aaron was obviously a very talented player, 559 00:32:27,239 --> 00:32:28,991 and he got a big contract, 560 00:32:28,991 --> 00:32:32,411 {\an8}uh, which in retrospect, no, we shouldn't have done that. 561 00:32:32,411 --> 00:32:35,497 Probably the best thing for Aaron Hernandez's pro football career 562 00:32:35,497 --> 00:32:38,166 and his life might have been to go to the Seattle Seahawks. 563 00:32:40,002 --> 00:32:43,589 Not be within a two-hour drive of people he grew up with 564 00:32:43,589 --> 00:32:45,799 from his hometown of Bristol. 565 00:32:47,217 --> 00:32:49,052 You know, someone got killed. 566 00:32:49,928 --> 00:32:52,973 A young person lost his life because of Aaron Hernandez. 567 00:32:57,269 --> 00:32:59,521 [Kraft] When we bought the team, 568 00:32:59,521 --> 00:33:03,942 I said that we could make a difference in our community, 569 00:33:03,942 --> 00:33:05,986 and make things better. 570 00:33:07,863 --> 00:33:10,574 We didn't in this case. 571 00:33:15,704 --> 00:33:21,168 There are parents who wake up every day without their sons. 572 00:33:23,587 --> 00:33:27,716 And a young daughter without her father. 573 00:33:32,679 --> 00:33:34,973 We messed up on this one, 574 00:33:34,973 --> 00:33:38,227 and for those of you who feel pain, 575 00:33:38,227 --> 00:33:39,811 I apologize.