Aaron Hernandez received the John Mackey Award in early 2010 after his 2009 season. Mackey died on July 6, 2011, roughly a year and a half after Hernandez won the award. Boston Univeristy's CTE ...

2006: Dennis Hernandez, the father of 16-year-old Aaron Hernandez ... 2009: Hernandez becomes the first Gator to win the John Mackey Award, given every year to the top collegiate tight end.

The rise and fall of Aaron Hernandez captured the attention of the nation as the former Bristol Central High School football star-turned-Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots was found ...

Episode 3 of “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” which aired Tuesday ... receiving the John Mackey Award, named for the Hall of Fame pass-catcher and given annually to college football ...