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Josh Rivera poses for a portrait to promote the FX television series "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez" during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on July 17, 2024. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Aaron Hernandez ‘American Sports Story’ series wants to show a different view of the disgraced NFLer

By Kaitlyn Huamani and Alicia Rancilio - Associated Press

Dennis Hernandez, brother of former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez, watches during his brother's murder trial on Jan. 29, 2015, in Fall River, Mass. Former UConn football player Dennis Hernandez is behind bars after a witness told police she believed he was planning a school shooting. The 37-year-old, who went by DJ while playing for the Huskies as a quarterback and receiver in the mid-2000s, is due in court on Aug. 1 on charges including threatening. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool, File)

Aaron Hernandez’s brother threatened to kill wife while struggling with mental health, police say

By Pat Eaton-Robb - Associated Press

This March 23, 2023, booking photo provided by the Cheshire Police Department shows Dennis Hernandez, former UConn football player and older brother of late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Dennis is now facing federal threatening and stalking charges. Authorities say he threatened to shoot up the University of Connecticut and kill three people in another state. He was ordered held after his appearance Friday, July 28, 2023, in a Hartford federal court. (Cheshire Police Department via AP, File)

Aaron Hernandez’s brother now facing federal charges over alleged threats

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Dennis Hernandez, brother of former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez, watches during his brother's murder trial on Jan. 29, 2015, in Fall River, Mass. Former UConn football player Dennis Hernandez is behind bars after a witness told police she believed he was planning a school shooting. The 37-year-old, who went by DJ while playing for the Huskies as a quarterback and receiver in the mid-2000s, is due in court on Aug. 1 on charges including threatening. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool, File)

Aaron Hernandez brother faces new charges amid concerns over threats, visits to UConn, Brown

By Pat Eaton-Robb - Associated Press

This Thursday, March 23, 2023, booking photo provided by the Cheshire Police Department shows Dennis Hernandez. The brother of the late New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is facing criminal and motor vehicle charges in Connecticut, accused of throwing a brick onto the ESPN headquarters campus and eluding police during brief pursuits in other towns. (Cheshire Police Department via AP)

Brother of Aaron Hernandez charged with throwing brick at ESPN HQ

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

HOLD FOR STORY BY WILLIAM J. KOLE — FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks in the locker room at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. More than two years after he hanged himself in his prison cell in April 2017, while serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, Netflix is releasing &quot;Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez&quot; on Jan. 15, 2020. Hernandez's suicide came just a days after he was acquitted of most charges in another double murder case. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Aaron Hernandez’s fiancee speaks out on documentary series

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HOLD FOR STORY BY WILLIAM J. KOLE — FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks in the locker room at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. More than two years after he hanged himself in his prison cell in April 2017, while serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, Netflix is releasing &quot;Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez&quot; on Jan. 15, 2020. Hernandez's suicide came just a days after he was acquitted of most charges in another double murder case. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Netflix series examines ‘perfect storm’ that felled NFL star

By WILLIAM J. KOLE - Associated Press

Aaron Hernandez estate settles wrongful death lawsuit

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Hernandez lawyers: Court wrong to restore murder conviction

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks in the locker room at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Massachusetts' highest court on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, reinstated Hernandez's murder conviction, scrapping a legal principle that had erased it after he killed himself in prison in April 2017. Hernandez had been found guilty in 2015 of killing semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. Two years later, the 27-year-old was found dead in his prison cell days after being acquitted of most charges in a separate double-murder case. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Court reinstates late Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

The Latest: Lawyers slam restoration of Hernandez conviction

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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012, file photo, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez speaks to reporters at his locker at the NFL football stadium in Foxborough, Mass. A federal judge says the 6-year-old daughter of deceased NFL player Aaron Hernandez missed a 2014 deadline to opt out of the $1 billion concussion settlement and can't separately sue the league over his CTE diagnosis. Yet Hernandez’s death in 2017 came too late for his family to seek compensation for CTE-related suicides under the class action settlement.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Judge: Hernandez’s child can’t sue NFL over brain disease

By MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 5, 2017, file pool photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez looks back during his double murder trial in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Aaron Hernandez expected to be released from jail and resume his football career shortly after his arrest on a murder charge, according to newly released jailhouse telephone calls. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)

Report: Aaron Hernandez emotional, yet hopeful, after arrest

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FILE - In this Friday, April 14, 2017, file photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts to his double murder acquittal in the 2012 deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court will consider whether the state should get rid of the centuries-old legal principle that erased Hernandez's murder conviction after he killed himself in prison. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool, File)

The Latest: Court urged to reinstate Hernandez conviction

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FILE - In this Friday, April 14, 2017, file photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts to his double murder acquittal in the 2012 deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court will consider whether the state should get rid of the centuries-old legal principle that erased Hernandez's murder conviction after he killed himself in prison. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool, File)

Court urged to end rule that erased Hernandez’s conviction

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Info on drug use was concealed in report on Hernandez death

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FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file pool photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts to his acquittal for the murder in the 2012 deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Hernandez's murder conviction for the previous killing of Odin Lloyd was dismissed after Hernandez was found hanging in his cell several days later. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently announced it will take up Hernandez's case and examine the legal principle under which courts typically erase convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool) ** FILE **

Aaron Hernandez was sexually abused as a child, had gay romance in high school

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 19, 2013 file photo, two members of the Massachusetts State Police walk toward the front door of the home of New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez in North Attleborough, Mass. The Massachusetts home that once belonged to former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is back on the market for $1.6 million. Current owner Arif Khan bought it from Hernandez's estate for $1 million and made about $100,000 in renovations. Hernandez bought the home in 2012 for $1.3 million. (AP Photo/Erika Niedowski, File)

Aaron Hernandez’s former home for sale of $1.6M

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FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file pool photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts to his acquittal for the murder in the 2012 deaths of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Hernandez's murder conviction for the previous killing of Odin Lloyd was dismissed after Hernandez was found hanging in his cell several days later. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently announced it will take up Hernandez's case and examine the legal principle under which courts typically erase convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool) ** FILE **

Court to weigh rule that nixed Aaron Hernandez conviction

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FILE - In this June 8, 2015, file photo, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley speaks as FBI Special Agent in Charge Vincent Lisi listens during a press conference in Boston. Conley said Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, he won't be seeking another four-year term in November. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Longtime Boston district attorney not seeking re-election

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press