Aaron Hernandez and Antonio Brown (Photos via Getty Images)
Antonio Brown has shown in the past that he will sink low to make a joke, and now the deceased Aaron Hernandez is the next victim of that.
FX’s upcoming miniseries American Sports Story will tell the story of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
The long-awaited trailer for FX’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez was officially released this week.
In the teaser released, Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, actor Josh Andrés Rivera portrays Aaron throughout a supercut of clips that cover his career with the Patriots and his struggles with dark thoughts and behavior.
Amid the release of the trailer was, former wide receiver Antonio Brown taking a nasty shot at Hernandez by bringing up the fact that he hung himself while in prison.
Here is how fans responded:
As you are well aware, Antonio Brown taking nasty and brutal shots at others is his thing. We found that out when he refused to stop trolling Caitlin Clark to the point that she had to block him on every social media platform.
The series about the New England Patriots tight end/convicted murderer premieres on September 17
The 10-episode limited series will speak on the rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez while exploring his early life, his family, his career, and his eventual murder conviction and suicide.
Murder Conviction For Aaron Hernandez Was Restored After Suicide
Aaron, who played for the Patriots from 2010 to 2012, was arrested during the offseason of 2013 and later found guilty of the murder of Odin Llyod in 2015.
After Aaron was charged for the murder of Odin, he was later charged with a double homicide, and faced a 2017 trial, where he was found not guilty.
However, he would commit suicide days later.
In the aftermath, a judge threw out his conviction on the existing principle that dictated that someone found guilty who dies before having a chance to have his appeal reviewed should no longer be considered guilty.
That changed in 2019 when the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts eliminated that “outdated” state legal principle.
“The SJC has ruled that Aaron Hernandez’s conviction for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd will stand,” Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said, per NBC Boston. “We are pleased justice is served in this case, the antiquated practice of vacating a valid conviction is being eliminated, and the victim’s family can get the closure they deserve.”