The new Hulu/FX limited seriesAmerican Sports Story: Aaron Hernandezwill feature a dramatized portrayal of Tom Brady, the 7-time Super Bowl Champion and former teammate of Aaron Hernandez.Josh Rivera leads theAmerican Sports StorycastasHernandez, the former collegiate and NFL superstar tight endwho was convicted ofmurdering semi-pro football player Odin Lloydin 2015. Lloyd was just one of several criminal acts of violence that Hernandez was either directly a part of or implicated in throughout hisfootball career as a member of the University of Florida Gatorsand the NFL’s New England Patriots.
American Sports Storyportrays several NFL players and coaches, including superstar tight end Rob Gronkowski, legendary Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and the Patriots' billionaire owner Robert Kraft. Thefirst two episodes ofAmerican Sports Storycapture a basic understanding of Aaron Hernandez’s complicated upbringing, tumultuous family life, and accelerated path to becoming a Florida Gator after initially committing to UConn.New episodes ofAmerican Sports Storyair every Tuesday at 10 PM ET/PTand will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
American Sports Storyepisodes 1 and 2 are now streaming on Hulu.
Brady Opened Up About CTE & “Tragic” Aaron Hernandez Story In 2017
Brady called it a “horrible thing” on a Boston sports radio show
Brady hasn’t made too many comments to the public about Aaron Hernandezbut has opened up in brief moments over the years. In a televised interview from July 2013 that can be seen in Netflix’sKiller Insidedocuseries on Hernandez, Brady said to the press, “I think everyone had a certain range of emotions, whatever they might have been. Those were really personal and I dealt with them. At some point, you have to move forward and I think we as a team are doing that.”
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It wasn’t until 2017 that Brady answered another question about Hernandez again. “I don’t think about him very often. It’s just very tragic, for everyone involved," he said on the Boston-based radio stationWEEI. “To have a teammate who we were all in the huddle with, played some great games with. For everybody involved, it’s just a horrible thing. I don’t know what to make of it. It’s just very, very, very sad. There’s been a lot of awareness towards [CTE]. I understand the risks. I can only do the best I can possibly do to try to take care of my body in the ways that I believe work for me.” This came soon afterHernandez was discovered to have stage 3 CTE by Boston University.
Brady Joked About Hernandez At Netflix’s The Roast Of Tom Brady In 2024
He was not alone in poking fun at Hernandez during the Netflix special
Although Brady was in the hot seat taking most of thepunchlines in Netflix’sThe Roast of Tom Brady, he snuck in a jab at Hernandez during his closing speech. Speaking about Gronkowski, Brady said, “Gronk was actually pretty useful on the field, althoughthe bar for a Patriots tight end was pretty low back then: Block, catch, don’t murder.”
Hernandez’s ex-fiancee Shayanna Jenkins responded to Brady’s diss by saying, “It’s sad that I’m trying to raise my children in such a cruel world.” (viaTMZ). For the record, Brady was not Hernandez’s only former teammate to make a lewd comment about him during the Netflix special. Future episodes ofAmerican Sports Storyshould depict more of their dynamic as teammates.
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American Sports Story
Cast
American Sports Story is a TV show from Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow. The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.
