FX’s American Sports activities Story: Aaron Hernandez labored arduous to make the forged resemble their real-life counterparts.
The primary season of American Sports activities Story, which stars Josh Andrés Rivera, debuted in September 2024, relies on the “Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Soccer Inc.” podcast, which targeted on Hernandez’s time as a good finish with the College of Florida Gators earlier than his stint with the New England Patriots.
Hernandez’s authorized points off the soccer subject are additionally a significant a part of the present as American Sports activities Story addresses the occasions main as much as his loss of life.
After turning into an NFL star, Hernandez was arrested in 2013 for the homicide of Odin Lloyd and was convicted two years later. He was discovered responsible of first-degree homicide in 2015 and was subsequently charged for the double murder of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. Hernandez was acquitted in 2017 and days later was discovered lifeless at age 27 in his jail cell. His loss of life was dominated a suicide.
Soccer followers noticed plenty of acquainted faces on the present, together with Tim Tebow, City Meyer, Brian Murphy and Invoice Belichick, who all performed a job in Hernandez’s life. Hold scrolling to see how the forged of American Sports activities Story compares to the real-life individuals featured on the present: