WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for American Sports Story.8-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick is portrayed in the FX/Hulu seriesAmerican Sports Story. Josh Rivera leads theAmerican Sports StorycastasAaron Hernandez, the former collegiate and NFL superstar tight endwho was convicted ofmurdering semi-pro football player Odin Lloydin 2015. Thefirst two episodes ofAmerican Sports Storycapture a basic understanding of Aaron Hernandez’s complicated upbringing, tumultuous family life, and accelerated path to becoming a Florida Gator before joining the NFL’s New England Patriots in 2010.American Sports Storyportrays several NFL players and coachesincluding Hernandez.
Hernandez was selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft and was in the same draft class as legendary Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. As the Patriots head coach and de facto general manager,Belichick had an integral part in selecting Hernandez to join the Patriots. Led by superstar quarterback Tom Brady and a formidable two tight end formation with Gronkowski and Hernandez, Belichick led the Patriots to the Super Bowl in 2012, only to come up short to the New York Giants. Belichick is portrayed by Norbert Leo Butz, known for his roles inBloodlineandThe Girl from Plainville.
New episodes ofAmerican Sports Storyair every Tuesday at 10 PM ET/ PT on FX before streaming on Hulu.
Bill Belichick Held A Press Conference In 2013 To Field Questions About Aaron Hernandez
Belichick unsurprisingly did not reveal much about his experiences and relationship with Hernandez
Known for his stoicism and being a man of few words throughout his coaching tenure with the New England Patriots,Bill Belichick held a press conference in 2013 following the arrest of Aaron Hernandezand the Patriots' swift decision to release him. He prefaced by saying, “As the coach of the team, I’m primarily responsible for the people that we bring into the football operation. Our players are generally highly motivated and gifted athletes that come from very different backgrounds. As far as the whole process goes, I can tell you that we look at every player’s history from the moment we start discussing it.”
American Sports Story: What Tom Brady Has Said About Aaron Hernandez
7-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady played with the subject of American Sports Story Aaron Hernandez between 2010-2012 on the New England Patriots.
Belichick fielded questions from various reporters following hisJuly 24, 2013 press conference, which washeld nearly a month after Hernandez had been arrested on June 26of that year. “We’ll learn from this terrible experience. We’ll become a better team. I’ve been advised to address the situation once and it’s time for the New England Patriots to move forward.” Belichick essentially repeated these sentiments throughout the 22-minute press conference and was generally unwilling to open up about his personal experiences and opinions of Hernandez and the situation.
Bill Belichick Briefly Reflected On Aaron Hernandez During Apple TV’s The Dynasty Series
Belichick has yet to publicly express his opinions on Hernandez
In episode 6 of the Apple TV+ docuseriesThe Dynasty: New England Patriots, Bill Belichick still did reveal many personal details about Hernandez but called it an “unfortunate situation”. He also said that he didn’t have “anything to add to it” in response to Hernandez asking him to be traded to an NFL team on the West Coast in 2013.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft, on the other hand, was much more open about it, saying he had been “duped” by the entire ordeal. Kraft asked Hernandez whether he did it or not and believed Hernandez when he said it wasn’t him, a scene that will likely be portrayed inAmerican Sports Story. Kraft said of Aaron, “He actually changed my life and how I look at people, because it just – I, to this day, I can’t believe I got snookered like that.”
Why Aaron Hernandez Shot Sherrod In American Sports Story: What Happened In Boston
Aaron Hernandez shoots his friend in the opening scene of American Sports Story based on real-life testimony given in his 2017 double homicide trial.
American Sports Story
Cast
American Sports Story is a TV show from Stu Zicherman and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The series stars Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as Tim Tebow. The sports anthology series serves as the fourth installment in Murphy’s “American Story” franchise.
