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![NWO at 25 gives us cause to remember other great heel trios of sports](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/099a3267105a57c65f1669d94ee22b3a.jpg)
NWO at 25 gives us cause to remember other great heel trios of sports
Twenty-five years ago today, the New World Order was formed at WCW’s Bash at the Beach....
![Bill Belichick is your drunk friend at the NFL fantasy draft, hoarding the tight ends](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/mijfjgqkzmn5sjfxbw6b.jpg)
Bill Belichick is your drunk friend at the NFL fantasy draft, hoarding the tight ends
Remember that article I wrote yesterday about Jonnu Smith signing with the Patriots, and how Bill Belichick finally had an athletic tight end to build his offense around again? Well, good ol’ Bill woke up this morning and chose violence, asking himself, “What’s better than one tight end? Two tight e...
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'Predator' Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for insidious rapes, attacks targeting vulnerable victims
Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II was sentenced to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offenses against five women in Southern California, a homeless woman he attacked in 2018, according to ESPN. Winslow II is the son of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow, who is widely re...
![Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction Has Been Reinstated](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/mzfuvb7a5h7fotgijzv1.jpg)
Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction Has Been Reinstated
After Aaron Hernandez died by suicide in 2017, his 2015 conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd was overturned. The verdict was vacated because of a Massachusetts law that abates convictions in cases where the defendant dies before having the opportunity to see out the appeals process. Today, the s...
![Report: Prison Drug Use May Have Contributed To Aaron Hernandez's Death By Suicide](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ktcwjs7pp8sww8z3dnpy.jpg)
Report: Prison Drug Use May Have Contributed To Aaron Hernandez's Death By Suicide
An autopsy performed in April 2017, after the death by suicide of former Patriots tight end and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez, reportedly “came back negative for all substances” tested, including, importantly, synthetic cannabinoids. But a new report from the Boston Globe says the final police ...
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Report: Aaron Hernandez Was Sexually Abused As A Boy
The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team just published the first part of a six-part series on the life of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who died by suicide last spring in a Massachusetts prison. It’s a heartbreaking story that digs deeper into the foundational early years of Hernandez’s short...
![Philly Columnist Puts Out Some Incomprehensible Shit About Aaron Hernandez And The Patriots](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/d5dhickzh6chzhmrmbhi.png)
Philly Columnist Puts Out Some Incomprehensible Shit About Aaron Hernandez And The Patriots
Former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been dead for nearly a year. He’s been out of the NFL since 2012, was put away for life in 2015, and realistically, the time to litigate Aaron Hernandez has long since passed. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Bob Brookover disagrees....
![Even After Aaron Hernandez Killed Himself, No One Seems To Care About Inmate Suicide](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/lqjwt0era1lwvsetlijj.jpg)
Even After Aaron Hernandez Killed Himself, No One Seems To Care About Inmate Suicide
Aaron Hernandez—convicted of murdering Odin Lloyd, charged but not guilty of murdering Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu, living in prison after once being paid millions to play football—died with $7.20 in his inmate kiosk. The final printout registering his account said the balance will be release...
![The "CTE Drove Aaron Hernandez" Narrative Is Too Convenient, And Dangerous<em></em>](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/il23gp4xiuvuab9yezow.png)
The "CTE Drove Aaron Hernandez" Narrative Is Too Convenient, And Dangerous<em></em>
The hits arrived swiftly, recklessly, striking brains and causing damage. Not tackles on this Sunday’s NFL fields. Not this time. These were journalists contorting Aaron Hernandez’s diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy into arguments as twisted as the man himself....
![Aaron Hernandez Found To Have Had CTE](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/fmojmkdkh2iv5ecmrnxp.jpg)
Aaron Hernandez Found To Have Had CTE
An attorney for Aaron Hernandez and his estate announced today that researchers at Boston University found signs of CTE in the brain of the deceased former NFL player....
![Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction Vacated](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ujnb3hw7b6ieza0rret9.jpg)
Aaron Hernandez's Murder Conviction Vacated
Aaron Hernandez’s conviction for murdering Odin Lloyd was vacated today by Judge E. Susan Garsh, who oversaw the 2015 trial. Hernandez is now considered an innocent man in the eyes of the law....