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Florida, he was an all american tight end and a national champion. he entered the nfl draft shortly after his junior season but some teams steered clear, giving his reputation for marijuana use, guns and gangs. some who knew him considered his choice of friends thugs. but that didn't keep the new england patriots away. the team took a chance on him as the 113th pick. at just 20 years old, hernandez became the youngest nfl player on an active roster. he got a contract extension, too. signing a $40 million deal. >> it's a life long dream. still kind of surreal. take it in over the next few days,...

Operation. hernandez began to rebel against authority. still, in high school in bristol, connecticut, he set state records for touch downs and receiving yards and was named player of the year. later at the university of florida, he was an all american tight end and a national champion. he entered the nfl draft shortly after his junior season but some teams steered clear, giving his reputation for marijuana use, guns and gangs. some who knew him considered his choice of friends thugs. but that didn't keep the new england patriots away. the team took a chance on him as the 113th pick. at just 20...

They go with aaron hernandez. >> he ends up the 113th pick, passed over until the fourth round. >> i have to believe that him falling so far is more than just a story about marijuana, that there were questions about him that caused teams to say, we're going to downgrade him on our draft board. >> during his first year with the patriots, he proves himself. >> tight end in a receiver body that can play running back and return punts and kicks. >> that talent gets the 22-year-old a five-year $40 million extension. >> you can't come here and act reckless and do your own stuff, and i may have acted ...

>> he ends up the 113th pick, passed over until the fourth round. >> i have to believe that him falling so far is more than just a story about marijuana, that there were questions raised and background checks about him that caused teams to say we are going to downgrade him on our draft board. >> during his first year with the patriots, he proves himself. >> tight end in a receiver body that can play running babb, return punts, return kicks. >> that talent gets the 22-year-old a five-year, $40 million extension. >> you can't come here and act reckless and do your own stuff, and i may have acted...

Prior to the draft, aaron hernandez was projected as a player that could be a first round trick and no later than a second-round pick. >> he ends up the 113th pick, passed over until the fourth round. >> i have to believe that him falling so far is more than just a story about marijuana, that there were questions raised and background checks about him that caused teams to say we are going to downgrade him on our draft board. >> during his first year with the patriots, he proves himself. >> tight end that can play running back and return punts and kicks. >> that talent gets the 22-year-old a fi...