Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez yesterday pled not guilty in relation to the murder of a friend in a Massachusetts industrial estate. The case, and the story surrounding Hernandez, has cast a pall over the new NFL season.

Ron Borges – a co-author of a superb article on the Hernandez case which made quite a stir following its publication in Rolling Stone – spoke with Ger Gilroy about the case and explained to us where Hernandez stands now.