Warning: Spoilers ahead for American Sports Story Episode 6.
American Sports Story Episode 6 “Herald Street” changes several key aspects of the true story of Aaron Hernandez. Josh Rivera leads the way American Sports Story Pure ace Aaron Hernandez, former collegiate and NFL superstar tight end In 2015, semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd was convicted of murder. Its first two episodes American Sports Story Capture an early sense of Aaron Hernandez’s complicated upbringing and accelerated path to becoming a Florida Gator before joining the NFL’s New England Patriots in 2010. American Sports Story Hernandez has portrayed several NFL players, including Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady and Tim Tebow.
American Sports Story Episode 3 chronicles Hernandez’s celebrity status before the University of Florida finally declared for the 2010 NFL Draft. American Sports Story Episode 4 Hernandez goes from being a 2010 John Mackey Award winner to having his draft stock rise due to off-field concerns before the NFL Draft. American Sports Story Episode 5 chronicles Hernandez’s early days as a rookie for the New England Patriots and explores the influences of his new head coach, Bill Belichick, while Episode 6 depicts a violent shooting Hernandez allegedly was involved in with his friend Sheard.
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The alleged shooting of Aaron Hernandez in Boston went down differently
De Abreu and Furtado were also alone in their car when they were killed
in American Sports StorySherrod represents the real-life Alexander Bradley, who accused his former best friend Hernandez of killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in a drive-by shooting in Boston’s theater district. According to Bradley’s testimony, Hernandez became frustrated with D’Abreu spilling his drink so he and Bradley went to another bar, where D’Abreu and Furtado were also present. Bradley claimed Hernandez was paranoid and believed they were following him. Hernandez went to his car, a Toyota 4Runner, to retrieve his gun. He drove Bradley around the bar until Hernandez spotted the two men and led Bradley to them.
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As illustrated in American Sports Story Episode 4, Aaron Hernandez was not selected until the 4th round in the 2010 NFL Draft as the 113th overall pick.
According to Bradley, Hernandez fired five shots into the car, hitting one in the chest and another in the head. This is slightly different American Sports Story Episode 6, titled “Herald Street” is where the shooting took place. In the series, Hernandez and Sherrod are about to head home when Hernandez notices two men getting into their car. Instead of waiting for De Abreu and Furtado to exit the bar, the fictional account sees Hernandez driving after them spontaneously after seeing them. Bradley also testified that he was driving the 4 runner, not Hernandez. De Abreu and Furtado were also alone in their car when they were killed.
Aaron Hernandez signed his $40 million contract extension after Super Bowl XLVI
The series completely omitted Hernandez’s performance in the 2012 Super Bowl
Hernandez performed well in the Patriots’ Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants in February 2012, being ruled out entirely. American Sports Story. Hernandez signed a massive 5-year $40 million extension to his rookie contract in August 2012 after his stellar performance in Super Bowl XLVI. Had this important detail been included in the series, it would have created Aaron’s insecurities about his money and upcoming contract extension. Less effective, especially considering that He outscored Rob Gronkowski and all Patriots wide receivers in Super Bowl XLVI..
Hernandez led the team in receiving yards (67) and scored one of the Patriots’ two TDs in their 21–27 Super Bowl loss. The series often assumes that Hernandez was strapped for cash in his first two years in the NFL, but even his rookie contract paid him around $600,000 annually, so the numbers don’t really add up. American Sports Story.
Aaron Hernandez was not injured in 13 away games against the Miami Dolphins
Hernandez had a season-high 97 receiving yards in the Pats’ road win.
While it’s true that Hernandez suffered a high ankle sprain in the Patriots’ Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals, Hernandez appeared to be back to full health in the Week 13 away game against the Miami Dolphins. The series looked like he was battling an ankle injury during this game, winning when he sprained his right ankle and even sprained his shoulder after a rough tackle during the game. In fact, game footage shows that Hernandez was in attendance The timing of that game was perfectly fine and his shoulder didn’t dislocate. On December 2, 2012, Hernandez had a season-high total of 97 receiving yards in a Pats road win.
Aaron Hernandez was said to be even weirder in the Patriots locker room
Former teammates noted his erratic mood swings and inappropriate behavior
While there have been no reports of Hernandez flashing his genitals at Tom Brady in the New England Patriots locker room, several of Hernandez’s teammates have commented on his strange behavior. Brandon Lloyd told Wes Welker what to expect if there’s a locker between Gronkowski and HernandezsayingI just want to warn you that he is talking about his mother taking a bath. When you sit on your stool, he will stick out his genitals in front of you. He takes his towel and tries to dry off in front of you while you sit at your locker. He’s going to talk about gay sex” (via Men’s Journal).
Hernandez never laid hands on an innocent fan
One thing Hernandez was not guilty of American Sports Story New England Patriots fans who tried to take a picture with him at a Massachusetts shopping mall were shocked. This scene is clearly added by the creators American Sports Story Hernandez’s increasingly unpredictable behavior and his short temper, illustrating how quickly Hernandez’s anger can take over his personality and character. An incident involving a fan would definitely be a headline story If that had indeed happened, and likely would have come back to owner Robert Kraft or head coach Bill Belichick, that would have resulted in disciplinary action for Hernandez.
Aaron Hernandez didn’t go to Cabo with the fictional Chris Taylor
Chris is an entirely fictional character in the series
again, American Sports Story The narrative of the fictional love interest takes Chris Taylor on in another episode, this time creating a fantastical scenario where he and Hernandez elope to a resort in Cabo. There is no record of Hernandez visiting Cabo in 2012While that’s certainly a possibility, she hasn’t gone on a romantic vacation with a man named Chris.
At this point, something in between American Sports Story The one involving Chris Taylor is based on either rumor, speculation or pure fiction, as there is no indication that Hernandez had an ongoing relationship with a man, more importantly, an athletic professional, while in the NFL. The only identified same-sex lovers accused of Hernandez were his high school teammate Dennis Sansouci and a fellow convict named Kyle Kennedy.
American Sports Story is a TV show created by Stu Zickerman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andres 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.
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