NFL player reaction to Hernandez's suicide run the gamut

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When news broke of Aaron Hernandez's suicide, past and present NFL players took to Twitter to express their feelings. But, like the general public's reaction to Hernandez himself, not all the reaction was symaptheic to a lost life.

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Some was. Such as that of former Steeler Ike Taylor:

And the Bills' Jerel Worthy:

But there were other thoughts, too. Former NFL cornerback Antonio Cromartie hinted at the conspiracy theories that are flying around cyberspace . . .

. . . which drew this response from ex-NFL punter Pat McAfee:

And then there was the case of Ike Reese.

Reese, a former Eagle and current sports talk-show host on WIP Radio in Philadelphia, said in a Tweet that has since been deleted: "Aaron Hernandez, #HeGone!!!!" When he was called out for being insensitive, he got his back up:

But then he had second thoughts (or he realized that this probably wasn't the right path to go down). He deleted the Tweet and said:

And, in the end, that's probably how a lot of people feel this morning: Hate the sin but, ultimately, have mercy on the sinner.

 

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