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Should Hernandez have been released by New England?

Mostly everybody knows about the Aaron Hernandez murder investigations that have gone on in the past two weeks. Most people say he is guilty, but there are some who think he is innocent. About 90 minutes after Hernandez was taken into custody, the New England Patriots sent out a tweet informing fans that Hernandez had been released. To some fans, this brought joy and to others, it brought question of why they would do such a thing, because there still is a chance that he is innocent. The fact of the matter is that it was absolutely the right thing to do. 
I personally think that Hernandez is guilty. There are just too many actions that he did right after the murder to look at say that he is innocent. The destroying of his cell phone and surveillance system is certainly a red flag. Also, the hiring of a cleaning company the day after the murder is very suspicious as well. With all of this taken into consideration, there is no way that he is innocent. In my opinion, I believe the Patriots did absolutely the right thing and release him from the team. It just looks bad. Every time the news would do a report on the investigation, it would be "Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez" and they would show the Patriots logo in the background. Patriots owner Robert Kraft certainly did not want this and neither do fans of the organization. 
Overall, Aaron Hernandez lost his job as a professional football player and he knows why. If for some reason he is innocent and comes back to play football, he will have to find another team cause as a true fan, I don't want that guy back on the team. He doesn't deserve a spot.
  

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