How many ridiculous Aaron Hernandez stories are going to come out of his trial? At this point, we thought we'd heard it all—from him trying to kiss his daughter's babysitter to him (allegedly!) smoking PCP in front of his cousin—his trial has been filled with one bizarre story after another. AH was clearly living in the "Tyson Zone" prior to his arrest in 2013. And now, we have yet another story to add.
Earlier today, The MMQB reporter Greg A. Bedard published a piece about his experiences with Hernandez over the years. Bedard was a beat writer for the Patriots from 2010 through 2013, so he spent a lot of time around the former New England tight end. And while most of their interactions were relatively normal, Bedard wrote about one very strange incident that took place during the week of the 2013 NFL Combine.
According to Bedard, Hernandez flew to Indianapolis in February 2013 to meet with the Patriots during the combine to demand a trade. Bedard spoke with a source close to Hernandez who claimed that he wanted to be dealt because he was being threatened by a gang in his hometown of Bristol, Conn. (Bedard was never able to confirm that that was actually the case). While in Indy, Bedard and Hernandez crossed paths at a bar one night. And after discussing the futures of several Patriots players, they parted ways. That is, until Bedard tried to get Hernandez out of a potentially bad situation and ended up paying the price for it.
Here's an excerpt from his piece:
That was the extent of our interaction until later that night, when I looked out the front window of the bar and saw Hernandez urinating on a running taxi cab, with the driver yelling at him. All I could think was, Great, Hernandez is going to get in trouble, and I’m going to have to write about this nonsense. I asked a confidant of his if he might want to go get his friend. “He won’t listen to me,” the confidant said, “so why don’t you go get him?”
For some reason I didn’t think this to be unreasonable. I went outside, walked up to Hernandez and suggested he should probably use the restroom inside unless he wanted to get arrested. No response. Then I lightly touched his elbow to guide him back into the bar and said, “Aaron, come on. This is stupid.” At that point Hernandez whipped around, got in my face, unleashed a stream of expletives and concluded, “I’m not a child! You’re not my dad!”
I replied, “Well, you’re acting like a child right now. Fine, do what you want to do.” Then I went back inside and joined some friends at a table.
Bedard says that the two patched things up a short time later. But what a weird story (you can read the whole thing here). And assuming it's true—we have no reason to believe Bedard would make it up—it's yet another story to add to the growing list of strange stories involving Hernandez. What's next?!
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[via The MMQB]
