Aaron Hernandez Net Worth, Height, Married, Wife & Daughter

Aaron Hernandez

Quick Facts of Aaron Josef Hernandez

Full NameAaron Josef Hernandez
Net Worth$8 million
Date of Birth1989 /11 /06
NicknameAaron
Marital StatusEngaged
BirthplaceBristol, Connecticut, US
EthnicityPeurto Rican-Italian
ReligionChristianity
ProfessionAmerican Tight End Footballer
NationalityAmerican
Active Year2007-2017
Eye colourBlack
Hair colourBlack
BuildMesomorph
SpouseShyanna Jenkins
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)
EducationBristol High School, The University of Florida
Online PresenceFacebook, Twitter
Children1 Daughter-Avielle Janelle Jenkins-Hernandez
Sun SignScorpio

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American football player Aaron  Josef  Hernandez took a life sentence for murdering his friend Odin Lloyd in 2013. He committed suicide in his jail cell in 2017, he revealed to have suffered from the degenerative brain disease CTE.

Furthermore, Aaron was dating Shyanna Jenkins in 2007. After five years in a bond, they engaged in November 2012. Later, the birth of their daughter, Avielle Janelle Jenkins-Hernandez in the same month.

Who Is Aaron Hernandez? Know About His Bio (Wiki)

Aaron Hernandez was an American Football tied end in NFL for the New England Patriots. His hopeful life came to an end when he received a life sentence for murdering semipro football player Odin Lloyd in 2013. Later, he committed death in a jail cell in 2017.

Born in 1989 in Connecticut, football player Aaron Hernandez got All-American honors at the University of Florida and established himself as a quality NFL tight end for the New England Patriots. However, his promising career derailed when he arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd in June 2013.

Posted by Aaron Hernandez on Thursday, April 26, 2012

Later in May 2014, Hernandez indicted in connection with two murders related to a drive-by shooting in 2012. He convicted of first-degree murder in the Odin Lloyd case in April 2015. Just days after acquitted of the 2012 murder charges, he committed suicide in his jail cell on April 19, 2017, as well.

Following his death, a judge erased his 2013 murder conviction, abiding by Massachusetts case law calls for convictions vacated if the defendant dies before an appeal can be heard. Later that year, it revealed the former football player had been suffering from an advanced form of the degenerative brain disease CTE.

Early Life Of Aaron Hernandez And Education

Aaron Hernandez was born on November 6, 1989, near Bristol, Connecticut, US. His father’s name is Dennis Hernandez of Puerto Rican origin and mother’s name is Terri Valentine-Hernandez, of Italian descent.

So, he signified of Puerto Rican moreover Italian ethnicity. He was an American citizen. He had one sibling bro, Dennis Jr known as DJ. Their father died due to hernia complication while Aaron was 16.

Aaron was educated within Bristol High School and graduated from the University of Florida. From his beginning school life, he started his sporting profession and went on established as a good player.

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Inside Of Aaron Hernandez NFL Career And Life Style

Firstly, Aaron was a Basketball player for Bristol Central High School coached over University of Connecticut’s women’s coach  Geno Auriemma. He was a star professional after winning 2006 Central Connecticut Conference Southern Division Championship where he received first-team All-State honors. After that, his senior year marred by his early death of his father due to a hernia complication.

By later from 2007, he established himself as a sturdy blocker and star tight end at University of Florida. Tight end record of  111 catches across three collegiate seasons mentioned him at All-American for 2008 team that won the National Championship He also named as a Consensus All-American the following year.

Posted by Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

With 111 receptions for 1,382 yards including 12 touchdowns, he finished his college career and drafted himself to senior level and enter the 2010 NFL Draft. He drafted by New England Patriots in the fourth round (113th overall). Then later he never looked back and went to combine with fellow tight end Rob Gronkowski and broke numerous record before a loss in Super Bowl XLVI to the New York Giants.

How Much Is Aaron Hernandez Net Worth? Know About His Height

With a height of 6ft 2inches, Aaron Hernandez was an American Football Player with an estimated net worth of $8 Million as before his death.

Although, he was active on social media platforms. He has over 109.5k followers on Facebook and 1.2k followers on Twitter. However, he was not active on Instagram.

Whom Aaron Hernandez Married Too? Know His Wife, Daughter

Coming up to Aaron Hernandez’s personal life, He was dating Shyanna Jenkins in 2007. After five years in a connection, they engaged in November 2012 after the birth of their daughter, Avielle Janelle Jenkins-Hernandez in the same month.

Furthermore, they held neighbors and had known other since their elementary school. She stayed Hernandez during his charges of a murder case.

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What Is Reason behind Aaron Hernandez’s Death?

On April 19, 2017, at 3:05 a.m. He transported to UMass Memorial Hospital-Leominster, where he reported dead at 4:07 am. He had smoked K2, a drug associated with psychosis, within 30 hours of his death.

State Department of Correction spokesman Christopher Fallon first said no suicide note found in Hernandez’s single-occupant cell. On April 20, 2017, investigators informed that three handwritten notes were next to a Bible opened to John 3:16 and that “John 3:16” written on his forehead in ink.

After the release of the statement, Hernandez’s fiancée and daughter sued the Patriots and the NFL for causing Hernandez’s death and depriving his daughter of her father’s companionship, arguing that Hernandez’s NFL career had caused “the most severe case of [CTE] medically seen” in a person at his age. The NFL player sometimes showed keen insight and observational skills, while other times the gaps in memory that was highly unusual for a young person.

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