After nearly a week of deliberations, the jury in the murder trial for ex-NFL player Aaron Hernan...

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Dan Wilkins

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<p>After nearly a week of deliberations, the jury in the murder trial for ex-NFL player Aaron Hernandez <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/739919" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/739919">delivered guilty verdicts</a> on all counts Wednesday morning.</p><p>The former University of Florida and <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///nfl/teams/3" href="http://www.thescore.com/nfl/teams/3">New England Patriots</a> star tight end will now face a lifetime sentence without the possibility of parole.</p><p>Former teammates and NFL colleagues went on Twitter to offer their reactions to the guilty verdict:</p><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">
<p>Speechless.</p>— Joe Haden (@joehaden23) <a href="https://twitter.com/joehaden23/status/588349451061825538">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>Aaron Hernandez is trying to hold it together right now. It's gone hurt when he goes back to his cell. I know the feeling.</p>— Maurice Clarett (@ReeseClarett13) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReeseClarett13/status/588347617999990785">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>Dang that's crazy....</p>— Giovani Bernard (@G_Bernard25) <a href="https://twitter.com/G_Bernard25/status/588347903858454529">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>Wow!! ????</p>— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) <a href="https://twitter.com/Geraldini93/status/588350317194047488">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>Damn...... Don't know if he did it or not , Im not the judge but shit that's along time. ? <a href="http://t.co/PtfpcjGNaD">pic.twitter.com/PtfpcjGNaD</a></p>— DARNELL DOCKETT (@ddockett) <a href="https://twitter.com/ddockett/status/588353158667198465">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>IM CONFUSED ABOUT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM THESE DAYS !!!</p>— BrandonSpikes51 (@BrandonSpikes51) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonSpikes51/status/588351339945562112">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>I remember talking smack to Arron Hernandez like I was some kind of real "gangsta" well he has officially won that battle ?</p>— NickBarnett (@NickBarnett) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickBarnett/status/588355080782413826">April 15, 2015</a>
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Aaron Hernandez (NFL, NCAAF)

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Former&nbsp;New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to life in prison w...

<p>Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after being <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/739919" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/739919">found guilty</a> of first-degree murder in the June 2013 death of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd.</p><h3>Need to Know</h3><ul><li>Deliberations spanned <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/745959" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/745959">nearly 36 hours</a> over seven days before the 12-panel jury finally reached its decision.</li></ul><ul><li>Hernandez may already be dealing with the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars, but he <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/746714" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/746714">still faces charges</a> stemming from a 2012 double murder in Boston.</li></ul><ul><li>The Hernandez murder conviction <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/746073" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/746073">puts a stunning end</a> to an NFL career that showed promise.</li></ul><ul><li>Reaction on Twitter from NFL players <a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/746086" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/746086">was swift</a> in the moments following the announcement of the guilty verdict.</li></ul><h3>Further Reading/Viewing</h3><ul><li>ESPN legal analyst Roger Cossack discusses the jury verdict in <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:12694729&amp;startTime=00:00">this video</a>.</li></ul><ul><li>SI's Greg A. Bedard wrote about his encounters with Hernandez: "The Aaron Hernandez I once covered used to playfully wrestle with the young children of Patriots staffers on the field after training camp. I never thought a day like this would come, even when I saw a glimpse of the other side of Hernandez - the aggressive, angry side." [<a href="http://mmqb.si.com/2015/03/25/aaron-hernandez-odin-lloyd-trial/">MMQB</a>]</li></ul><ul><li>The Associated Press broke down key moments in the Hernandez murder trial, including a comprehensive look at the evidence presented and a look at testimony from Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins. [<a data-in-app-uri="thescore:///news/746129" href="http://www.thescore.com/news/746129">The Associated Press</a>]</li></ul><h3>Top Tweets</h3><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">
<p>Aaron Hernandez found guilty on all charges <a href="http://t.co/6PbdpoFpla">http://t.co/6PbdpoFpla</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/AP_Interactive">@AP_Interactive</a>) <a href="http://t.co/i9eiYXVB6p">pic.twitter.com/i9eiYXVB6p</a></p>— AP NFL (@AP_NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP_NFL/status/588360443221139457">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>"I felt like I wanted to go into the hole with my son, Odin." Lloyd's mother, reading victim statement at Hernandez trial. Heartbreaking.</p>— Jane McManus (@janesports) <a href="https://twitter.com/janesports/status/588361450726408192">April 15, 2015</a>
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<p>There could be doubt, but not reasonable doubt. The jury did a great job in a very tough case with evidence and delays.</p>— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregABedard/status/588364566918213632">April 15, 2015</a>
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