There was no stopping Tom Brady or those who roasted him for a Netflix special. In fact, they said just about anything, and as celebrity roasts can be, it was sometimes ruthless.
One such example came from Brady himself, as he took center stage and talked about his early days as quarterback of the New England Patriots. More specifically, Brady mentioned the tight end position, once manned by standout Aaron Hernandez, now deceased. Before that, Hernandez was jailed for the murder of Odin Lloyd.
"The bar for a Patriots tight end was pretty low back then. Block. Catch. Don't murder," Brady said during the roast.
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?The bar for a Patriots tight end was pretty low back then. Block. Catch. Don?t murder.?
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The dynamics between Hernandez and his teammates, particularly Brady, was well-documented. For instance, ex-Patriots receiver Brandon Lloyd once said (via the Daily Mail) that Hernandez's behavior generally annoyed Brady.
Apparently, Hernandez often showed up to practice wearing flip-flops and referred to legendary Patriots coach Bill Belichick as "Daddy." Per Lloyd, Brady got hot during one particular practice.
"(Hernandez) was out at the walk-through in flip-flops trying to run around," Lloyd said. "He was laughing — he was loud. And Tom keeps it serious in the walk-through. And Tom says, 'Shut the f*** up. Get the f*** out of here."'
Braady also supposedly once told Tim Tebow that Hernandez was a lot to deal with.
In other words, there some pretty high tensions within the Patriots at that time — and it just goes to show interpersonal dynamics can play a role in such high-stakes sports environments.
Per Wide Open Country:
"That kicked off a lengthy trial that resulted in both being kicked from the Patriots as well as a life sentence in prison. Courts found Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder. Additionally, authorities connected him to the double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado, but he was later acquitted.
"Days later, Hernandez committed suicide in his cell. Post-humously, doctors diagnosed him with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which they believe affected him mentally."
