American football player and murderer (1989–2017) Aaron Josef Hernandez was an American professional football tight end. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the New England Patriots until his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 3,207,898 views in all, peaking at 2,108,020 on April 19, 2017. Wed, Apr 19: 2,108,020 views Thu, Apr 20: 771,737 views Fri, Apr 21: 328,141 views Wiki link