It's called a can of worms, and it's label reads "81"
According
to the Urban Dictionary, to say that one has opened a can of worms for
themselves means that they have gotten themselves in a tricky situation
which will require a great deal of effort to resolve.
With
this being true, New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez may
want to hide any and all can openers, because there appears to be more
than one can in his cupboard...
For the second day in a
row, police showed up at the Hernandez residence in North Attleboro,
this time as part of an effort to recover the weapon used to kill 27
year old Odin Lloyd, an associate of the Patriots' star tight end, who
was found less than a mile from the home with a bullet hole in his head.
Search
parties combed the woods and front yards of homes between the crime
scene and Hernandez's home - which yielded a gun not believed to be the
sought after firearm, which is disturbing enough in itself, but nothing
compared to the fact that the search went no further than Hernadez's
front door...
...coupled with the news that Hernandez
was being sued by another associate for February shooting in which the
alleged victim reportedly lost an eye and the use of his right arm when
Hernandez pointed a gun that he didn't have a permit for and discharged
it into the man's arm after the two men left a Florida strip club,
reportedly in a midst of a heated argument suggests a disturbing, at the
very least.
Human nature dictates that trust is a most
difficult concept for many, and things like this is why. But in 2010
when Bill Belichick told us that his 4th round draft pick was a steal
for the team, and the fact that he was a pot head didn't make any
difference in the grand scheme, we believed him...
...and
why not? Bill brought us shiny trophies, and it turned out ok,
right? Good enough for Robert Kraft to offer a historic contract
extension for the New England native - which deepened our trust, because
Kraft insists on players of good conscience and proper behavior
regardless of talent level, and don't we all trust him implicitly?
So
how disappointed did Kraft have to be when les flics decended on
Hernandez's posh crib not far from Kraft's offices at Gillette Stadium
armed with search warrants and tales of dark malfeasance - hoping to
explain why a young aquaintence of Hernandez was found not a mile from
his home with a bullet in his brain?
How discouraged
did Bill Belichick have to be that his not so secret weapon was
responsible for a rental car that was somehow a key piece of evidence in
a murder investigation, and now instead of playing football on Sundays
may instead be entertaining visitors in the prison commons?
How
mortified were they both when they found out that the man that
they trusted and invested $40 million in to secure his services and were
expecting pro bowl quality performance from his enormous potential, is
in fact a multiple felon with a gun fetish?
And how
disheatened are the fans who counted on Hernandez being on the field,
eventually teaming with bookend Rob Gronkowski to form the most
formidable two tight end attack in the NFL - and instead may become no
more than a bitterly disappointing trivia question? Not even taking
into account how the recent events impact his immediate family?
Hernandez's
sudden and shocking fall from grace in the perception of the public has
been so abrupt that not even adrenalin junkies can make sense of it -
but that's where this thing sits at the moment, leaving much in a
capricious state...
...but one thing is certain:
Hernandez's actions, whether he is innocent or guilty of the heinous
crime, has let down his boss, his coach, his team and his fans, and has
every other fan base from coast to coast - and every media outlet in the
country trashing the image of the Patriot way.
And not
just for the events of the past couple of days, but for anything that
comes from the incident in Florida - and it would surprise no one if
Hernandez would have to answer questions regarding consealed weapons and
lack of proper permits to carry such, not to mention discharging the
thing in his friend's face.
It really doesn't matter if
he was involved in the killing. Public perception has convicted him
already, because just the fact that every filthy path leads back to his
front door, and his reported non-cooperative attitude with the
investigation along with the fact that things are being carried out of
his house in big boxes marked "evidence" has to give even the most
ardent of Patriots' followers pause.
And with the news
breaking that he apparently has a history with settling arguments with
hot lead, the media and public already have an orange jumpsuit picked
out for him, Massachusetts Inmate number 00000081...
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