Hernandez isolated after fight

Hernandez is in jail awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges. (USATSI) Aaron Hernandez has been in jail since he was arrested last summer and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Odin Lloyd. Earlier this week, he was involved in an altercation with another inmate at the Bristol County House of Corrections, though the Bristol County Sheriff wouldn't offer specifics into exactly what happened.

But according to TMZ, Hernandez attacked another inmate and "beat the guy up pretty good." And NECN reports that the inmate was handcuffed while Hernandez was not.

"Hernandez and the other inmate had been taunting each other in the days leading up to the altercation," the NECN story added.

"We're investigating it now to find out why two inmates would have been out at the same time in that unit," said Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. ... "I'm not happy that there may have been a breakdown in our system and our protocols."

The Sheriff's Department says that Hernandez has been moved to a more restrictive unit for the next 30 days. NECN, which took a tour of the jail, described Hernandez's new home for the next month:

His cell looks similar to the one he was in prior to the altercation. It's a small barren room, with bars on the windows, a double bunk bed, stainless steel toilet and a small sitting area. However, Hernandez can no longer eat meals by himself in the cafeteria; instead, he must take meals in his cell....

Some other conditions remain the same: Hernandez must spend 23 hours a day in this cell, except for three showers a week, and one hour of recreation a day. He can also take phone calls at times and have lawyer visits.

Hernandez remains in jail awaiting trial.

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We know it's tough for an athlete, a competitor to call it quits. From the age of perhaps a toddler, they have been groomed, focused to reach the top of their craft. They have been praised as one of the best at what they do and lavished with many enticing things. And then, in their mid-to-late 30s, still in the prime of their actual life, they are told it's over.Well, for Terrell Owens and Plaxico Burress, it isn't completely over. Not yet.Let's start with T.O., who told the Associated Press last week "No doubt there's not a question that I can still play" at age 40. Owens hasn't played in an NFL regular-season game since 2010, but said he can run a 4.43 40-yard dash and play better than many NFL wideouts. However, Owens acknowledges that a comeback is unlikely, because of his media image."But perception, media portrayal is so negative," Owens said. "Anytime there's a rumor that a team is interested in bringing me in, there's all this media attention, and the negative things they have to say are more than the positives. It's not about what I can bring to them. It's about stuff I did 5, 10 years ago."Burress was a guest on ESPN's Outside The Lines on Tuesday to talk about the arrest of New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton, and his own experiences with getting into trouble with a gun in New York City. At the end of the interview, host Bob Ley asked Burress, 36, if he has any football left in him."I believe I do," Burress said. "... I think I may go out and give it one more big push. That's just the competitor in me."Burress last played for the Steelers in 2012. He caught three passes in four games. Burress' 2013 season was washed out by a season-ending shoulder injury in August. He is currently rehabbing and is a free agent.



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