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Hernandez Trial Begins
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 8 a.m. ET, ESPN2; 9 a.m. ESPNEWS)
Jury selection begins tomorrow (Friday), for the trial of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is accused of killing Odin Lloyd. Prosecutors say they will call about 45 witnesses during the trial, which is expected to take six to 10 weeks. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick could be among those called. Reporter Kelly Naqi reviews the details surrounding Lloyd’s June 2013 murder, and examines how life has changed for Hernandez in just two years.
“You get changed by the Patriot way, and now that I’m a Patriot, I have to start living like one and making the right decisions for them.” – Aaron Hernandez, upon signing a five-year, $40 million contract extension 10 months before his arrest
“I and other members of the organization were shocked and disappointed in what we had learned. Having someone in your organization that’s involved in a murder investigation is a terrible thing.” — Bill Belichick, when the Patriots released Hernandez 90 minutes after his arrest
Capital Games – Christie’s Commitment
ESPN Radio.com
This week’s Capitol Games podcast delves into New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s relationship with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Guests include Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-NJ), co-chairman of the state joint legislative committee which investigated the George Washington Bridge lane closing scandal, who tells hosts Andy Katz and Rick Klein he is considering investigating Christie’s gift-taking from Jones. Notre Dame men’s basketball coach Mike Brey and ESPN senior writer Don Van Natta also join the show.
Cheyenne Woods has the Name And Wants to Prove She has Game
espnW
Cheyenne Woods will always have a connection with her famous uncle Tiger, but the former ACC champion hopes to carve her own place on the LPGA Tour in 2015. Melissa Isaacson reports.
NFL Playoff Reportage
Seahawks’ Season Hardly Regular
ESPN.com
After a 6-4 start and a mid-season swoon, what turned Seattle’s year around? Liz Merrill reports on what happens after a team that is young and unfamiliar with the trappings of success reaches the top by winning the Super Bowl.
“Some guys got paid very big in the offseason; other guys probably thought they wanted to get paid. All those things started to creep in. Guys started playing not for one another but playing for themselves.” – Warren Moon, Hall of Fame quarterback who does commentary for the Seahawks, on the team’s slow start this season
Brady, Belichick are a perfect match
ESPN.com
An odd couple on the surface, the New England Patriots’ quarterback and coach were made for each other. No coach and starting QB have been to more Super Bowls together than Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, who have led the Patriots to five AFC championships. Greg Garber reports.
“Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have become almost unimaginably successful and rich and famous and, in terms of their shared history, inseparable. But the secret of their unprecedented partnership is the two or three hours they spend together each week, far from the public view, scheming in a drab meeting room under Gillette Stadium.” — Greg Garber