Tag: New England Patriots
Tests Find Aaron Hernandez Had Degenerative Brain Disease
In April, NFL star Aaron Hernandez took his own life while serving a murder sentence in prison.
The following month, a Superior Court judge officially dismissed the murder conviction of the former New England Patriots player.
Now, according to new reports, tests reveal that Hernandez had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been discovered in more than 100 former NFL players.
From The New York Times:
A lawyer for Hernandez, Jose Baez, in announcing the result at a news...
Former NFL Tackle Ryan O’Callaghan Comes Out of the Closet
Before coming out, the former Patriots and Chiefs player planned to spend his life playing football or end it completely.
Ryan O'Callaghan, the 33-year-old former offensive tackle of the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, came out as gay to Outsports this week.
"If you’re a gay kid and you hear someone you love say ‘fag,’ it makes you think that in their eyes you’re just a fag too,"
O’Callaghan told Outsports after celebrating his first ever Pride in Los...
