Aaron Hernandez, a former New England Patriot’s player, committed suicide in April in his jail cell at the age of 27. Hernandez was serving a life-sentence for the murder of a friend. Recently conducted posthumous scans of the football player’s brain revealed that Hernandez had extensive damage due to chronic…
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Tragedies and death prove even professional athletes are mortal
Over the past year, a large number of stories have been in the forefront of sports media with a common theme: death. Boxing all-time-great and former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali passed away June 6 of last year. Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez died in an boating accident at age 24 in September. Recent stories…
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