Athletics clarify that their player was not wearing Aaron Hernandez jersey

Social media users quickly assumed that Newcomb was wearing an Aaron Hernandez jersey there. That led to a clarification post from the Athletics the next day.

They posted another photo of Newcomb and zoomed in on the front label on Newcomb’s jersey. The label made clear that Newcomb was actually wearing a Randy Moss jersey and not an Aaron Hernandez jersey.

Hernandez, who played for the Patriots from 2010-12, is obviously an infamous figure. He was convicted for first-degree murder in the 2013 shooting death of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd and later committed suicide in jail in 2017.

While Hernandez did wear No. 81 for New England, he was preceded by Moss, who wore No. 81 during his stint with the Patriots from 2007-10. Moss is the player whom Newcomb was repping instead, and that is definitely not a bad pick given that Moss is one of the greatest wide receivers ever and is still making the headlines these days for some interesting reasons.