NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez is still at the center of an ongoing murder investigation in suburban Boston. Exactly one week ago, the body of a 27-year-old acquaintance of Hernandez’s, Odin Lloyd, was found about a mile away from the New England Patriots player’s home in North Attlesboro, Massachusetts.  Over the next several days, a cascade of damning evidence emerged pointing to Hernandez, including reports that the player destroyed his home surveillance system, hired a professional cleaning crew the day after Lloyd’s death, and delivered his cell phone to investigators "in pieces."

Things aren’t looking good for Hernandez, who overcame a troubled collegiate career at Florida to become a star with one of the NFL’s best franchises. Hernandez is of Puerto Rican descent and one of only a handful of Latino players in professional football, a fact that’s led to some sadly predictable racist backlash on Twitter.