FINAL LAP: Aaron Hernandez was unable to walk life’s straight and narrow

Aaron Hernandez, Wayward NFL star whose life ended in a Massachusetts prison cell, remembered by Colm Greaves.

There is a nice little American tradition where the champions of the sporting year visit the White House for a courtesy call with the incumbent President. Since Aaron Hernandez was first arrested for murder his ex-football club, the New England Patriots, have twice made that trip.

The first time was in 2015 following their narrow win over the Seattle Seahawks and last week they were invited to meet with Trump to celebrate their historic comeback against the Atlanta Falcons in early February when they overturned a 25-point third- quarter deficit to win in overtime.