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Sports Roundup: the NFL and the suicide of Aaron Hernandez
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Apr 19, 2017
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Sports Roundup: the NFL and the suicide of Aaron Hernandez
Former Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his cell early this morning. Andy and Brian Kamenetzky join A Martinez to talk about this, and a lot more in Take Two's weekly installment of K2 Sports.
Former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez listens as prosecution witness Alexander Bradley testifies during his murder trial, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at Bristol County Superior Court in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez is accused of killing Odin Lloyd in June 2013. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)
Former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez committed suicide on Wednesday.
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Former Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his cell early this morning. Andy and Brian Kamenetzky join A Martinez to talk about this, and a lot more in Take Two's weekly installment of K2 Sports.

Former Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his cell on Wednesday morning. Hernandez was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder and was, just days ago, acquitted on a double murder charge. He was 27.

Just five years ago, Hernandez signed a $40 million contract with the Patriots and had a huge impact on the famed team's offense. 

But since his college days at Florida, there were reports of violence -  he'd been accused of shooting people two other times.

There were early warning signs of bad behavior so should the NFL have done something about it before or after he was drafted him? How might violent episodes by other players in the future affect league decision going forward?

For more, A Martinez talks to Brian and Andy Kamenetzky for Take Two's weekly sports segment K2. 

To listen to the full segment, click the blue play button below.