After being found guilty of the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, Aaron Hernandez compared his stay at the Bristol County House of Correction as if it was just training camp.

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On Friday, The Herald News reported that Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson is setting the record straight about just how serious Hernandez's situation is after he handled it lightheartedly.

Hodgson said that Hernandez would do pushups and sit-ups in his cell and during his recreation time.

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"He said, 'This is training camp for me. This isn't jail,'" said Hodgson.

Hernandez is serving a life sentence for convicted murder and Hodgson is using his tale to talk to local eigth graders nearly all of whom had heard of the trial beforehand.

"[Hernandez] had the world in his hands. His destiny was set for greatness, until he made a bad decision. And suddenly, his life changed," Hodgson said.

He also described the star as a "master manipulator" to the students saying that he would use charm to get special privileges from the correctional officers.

"He was the best I've ever seen at that," Hodgson said. "He could be polite and pleasant, and after 10 minutes of sitting down and talking to him, you'd want to go out and shoot hoops with him."

Hodgson said that the minute Hernandez was convicted for first-degree murder, which carries an automatic life sentence without possibility of parole, his life was effectively over.

"For him, there's no turning back," Hodgson said. "He'll spend the rest of his life in prison."

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