DragonKing Dark: The story of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez

Our next installment in our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history involves the story of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Hernandez was an elite level football player whose off the field exploits landed him in prison and later dead. 

Despite being one of the best players on his national championship winning team in college, the coach didn’t want him back for his senior season so he entered the NFL draft where many teams wouldn’t touch him. The Patriots finally did but a few murders later, they regretted that decision.

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