CNN —It’s been over seven years since the NFL star Aaron Hernandez was found dead by suicide in his prison cell at the age of 27.
Now, it is the subject of FX’s limited series, “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” a dramatized retelling of the athlete’s peaks and traumas, including head injuries.
2006: Dennis Hernandez, the father of 16-year-old Aaron Hernandez, dies due to complications from a routine hernia surgery.
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez loosens up before a preseason exhibition game against the New Orleans Saints at Gillette Stadium.
September 17, 2024: FX debuts “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” a 10-episode series inspired by Hernandez’s life and based on The Globe’s “Gladiator” series.
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