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Hernandez's background scrutinized by NFL teams before draft

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Police enter Aaron Hernandez's home on Tuesday evening as they investigated a possible homicide.

Police enter Aaron Hernandez's home on Tuesday evening as they investigated a possible homicide.

Both brothers had to endure the loss of their father, Dennis, in 2006 at the age of 49 due to complications from hernia surgery. D.J. was 19, Aaron 16 at the time. The death of Hernandez's father was one of the reasons why Hernandez decommitted from UConn and chose to play for coach Urban Meyer and the Gators.

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