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A listener note, this episode contains descriptions of suicide and may not be suitable for a younger audience. It's the morning of June 26, 2013, on a beach in Connecticut.

D.J. Hernandez unfolds a towel and lays it neatly on the sand.

He kicks off his sandals and lies face down, savoring the warm sun on his back

and the salty Atlantic air in his lungs. As DJ takes deep breaths, he

begins to feel the tension melt away, and there's no shortage of that.

For the past week, DJ's brother Aaron Hernandez has been at the center of the sports

universe for all the wrong reasons.

Aaron is being investigated for his possible involvement in the murder of his friend,

Odin Lloyd.

Aaron keeps telling D.J. that he had nothing to do with Lloyd's death.

Still, D.J. can't help but imagine the worst.

What if his brother, whether guilty or not, actually ends up in jail, Aaron's NFL career

would be over and he could be looking at life in prison.

Even if that doesn't happen, the accusation alone is already wreaking havoc on the Hernandez family.

Between the 24-7 media coverage, the multiple police searches of Aaron's house, and the fact that

D.J. had to take a leave of absence from his coaching job to be with Aaron and their mother Terry

it's all been a lot to handle that's why DJ has taken today for himself he's come to the beach

alone hoping to relax and forget about the chaos for a few hours

But just minutes after lying down, DJ's phone rings. It's his mother Terry and she's in a panic

DJ tells her to calm down and speak slowly, but she keeps yelling the same phrase.

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