Aaron Hernandez chain smoked marijuana, never failed NFL drug test

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In the days and days and days of testimony at the Aaron Hernandez murder trial, there have been moments that presumably fit into the prosecution or defense somehow, but are interesting on their own.

Like the revelation on Wednesday that Hernandez "chain smoked" marijuana, sometimes up to an ounce a day. That is a lot of pot.

What makes that testimony interesting from an NFL standpoint is that Hernandez reportedly never failed an NFL drug test, according to a Boston Globe story from 2013.

It's not like the NFL doesn't test for marijuana, or catch players who have smoked. Ask Josh Gordon. So how did Hernandez never test positive? According to multiple reporters covering the trial, the claim that Hernandez smoked up to an ounce of marijuana a day was made by Alexander Bradley, a witness who sued Hernandez claiming that the former...

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