How do you get have a $40m contract & go kill someone? Ex-NFL star Hernandez sentenced to life in prison

How do you mess up your life so badly? Aaron Hernandez had a lot going for him. He was a popular athlete, good looking, had a fiancee, had a daughter, he was young, considered one of the top tight ends in professional American football, had a mansion, had a $40million contract, had a standout career ahead of him and he went and killed someone? Maybe even three people.

The Former New England Patriots was convicted of first-degree murder yesterday April 15th and was sentenced to life in prison without a possibility of parole. He will spend the remainder of his natural life in prison. How sad is this? He had a promising future but couldn't leave gang life alone.

The 25 year old was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, a 27yr old landscaper and amateur weekend football player who was dating his fiancee's sister.

Hernandez's mother, Terri, and his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, cried and gasped when they heard the verdict. Hernandez, his eyes red, mouthed to them: "Be strong. Be strong." Lloyd's mother also cried.