It's a sh!t show no matter how you look at it, but suicide is nothing but sad.
The guy clearly had problems managing anger and rage - which got him into trouble in the first place - and trouble handling the reality of the consequences of his actions - which led to his demise. I can't help but think that if he had more support, if there were more mental health services available that this might have been avoided. And if those services were/are more widely available how many more people (who aren't famous athletes) would be kept out of prison?
One gets the feeling that Hernandez was given a pass (no pun intended) on erratic behavior because he was a talented athlete, and so long as he was doing well on the field and well enough off the field people looked the other way; which in the end was not good for him or his victims.