Aaron Hernandez

I woke up this morning to the news that Aaron Hernandez committed suicide in his prison cell. Last Friday, he was found innocent of a double murder, but was already serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd.

Investigators are looking into other scenarios, but it looks like a suicide. His conviction for the Lloyd murder was under appeal and will now be vacated according to Massachusetts law.

There are financial implications for his family based on his NFL pension, civil lawsuits and money owed to him by the Pats. It will be battled out in court by highly paid lawyers.

In the end, Hernandez will forever be an example of what might have been as part of the greatest tight end combination, along with Rob Gronkowski, in NFL history.