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JWL wrote:

JeffreyMiller wrote:And he could still be a contributing member of the Patriots and have how many rings, endorsement deals and making millions of $$$. What an ass ... throw everything away for what?

Somebody probably "disrespected" him. It is a common thing to hear from the morons of the world these days.

That was the apparent motive for the double murder he's now on trial for.

JWL wrote:

JeffreyMiller wrote:And he could still be a contributing member of the Patriots and have how many rings, endorsement deals and making millions of $$$. What an ass ... throw everything away for what?

Somebody probably "disrespected" him. It is a common thing to hear from the morons of the world these days.

Yes, like many of the young-ish gangsta crowd, Hernandez was wound a little tight when it came to respect.

After Hernandez was arrested, one of the numerous stories out there described an incident where Hernandez, in his first year with the Patriots, asked Wes Welker how to run a film machine. Welker supposedly said, "Rookie, you figure it out." Hernandez supposedly said, "F**k you, Wes. I'll f**k you up."

I imagine this sort of thing happens often in NFL locker rooms, but the air of menace in Hernandez's reply was apparently a level beyond the typical macho banter.