Did Aaron Hernandez play running back for the Patriots as a rookie?

Warning: Spoilers ahead for American Sports Story.

FX’s American Sports Story Features Aaron Hernandez running several rushing plays during his NFL rookie season. Over the first five episodes of American Sports StoryA dramatized version of Aaron Hernandez’s true story has been little chronicled From his adolescence to his rapid rise as one of the NFL’s top tight ends. The first two episodes of American Sports Story Gain a basic understanding of Aaron Hernandez’s complicated upbringing in Bristol, Connecticut. American Sports Story Depicts several NFL players as well as Hernandez’s close friends and family members.

Josh Andrés Rivera leads the cast of American Sports Story Like Aaron Hernandez. The series also features performances by Norbert Leo Butz (blood line) like Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V) like former University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. The series depicts some of the main highs, such as winning the prestigious John Mackie Award, and the lows, such as the murder trial of Odin Lloyd and the alleged shooting of a man named Sherrod, in Hernandez’s tragic true story. American Sports Story Episode 5 showcases Hernandez’s impact as a rookie on the New England Patriots.

Aaron Hernadz only had 3 rushing attempts as a rookie

He averaged 15.67 yards on three rushing attempts

American Sports Story Strangely exaggerates Aaron Hernandez’s few running plays in his NFL rookie season and makes it seem like he’s been doing it all along. In fact, Hernandez had zero rushing attempts against the Indianapolis Colts during the 2010 season, meaning American Sports Story Gore made the scene in which he was stopped at the line of scrimmage on a rushing attempt against the Colts. Hernandez did Three rushing attempts in 2010 for an impressive average of 15.67 yards per attempt.

American Sports Story Also randomly jumps forward from when Terri Hernandez was stabbed in June 2010 to the Patriots’ divisional round playoff game against the Denver Broncos on January 14, 2012. American Sports Story Episode 5 depicts Hernandez rushing for a 43-yard gain against the Broncos In a 2012 playoff game, that happened, but the lack of clarity in the series makes it seem like it was part of his rookie season. Keen viewers will notice that Hernandez’s number changes from 85, which he wore in his rookie season, to 81 in the Broncos scene.

American Sports Story embellishes Hernandez’s running back role

He has a total of 18 career rushing attempts throughout the regular season and playoffs

Hernandez career regular season rushing stats include 9 total rushing attempts for 97 yards with 6 first downs and 0 touchdowns. Because it is so unusual for a tight end to run the ball in the NFL, Hernandez ranks in the top 20 tight ends for all-time rushing yards Based on regular season statistics alone. His 43-yard run against the Broncos was the longest of his career. He also had a rare 8 rushing attempts in the game against the Broncos and his former teammate Tim Tebow. While Hernandez’s career rushing attempts was a comment, the emphasis on them in American Sports Story It’s funny because he didn’t do it much.