I would hold some horses here. We do not know they think he is innocent of the crimes, we know they are wearing "Free Hernandez" hats. There are several possibilities here:
1. We know they were questioned with him in the FL shooting years back. Perhaps they are involved with "bad Hernandez" and are just as morally bankrupt as he is.
2. Perhaps they don't care at all about him and just think it's a funny fashion statement because they know someone famous in jail.
3. Perhaps they, as you say, believe he is innocent.
Fact is, it's not only stupid because the sentiment should be reserved for the wrongfully imprisoned political activist ilk, but it's also stupid because there's no way for anybody to know the motivation for it. So they're making a public statement that most/many will find offensive with no real option for anyone to interpret what the hell it means. And don't forget- NFL players ARE representing their teams at all times. And both their teams passed on taking Hernandez off waivers, and part of that had to be because taking him would be a PR nightmare. So they're inviting a PR nightmare their teams fully intended to avoid.
There is absolutely NO scenario where them wearing those hats is okay. Not a single one. We can't keep refusing to accept the obvious because we don't want players to be bad people. The failure to recognize that some of them are is exactly why an Aaron Hernandez can exist in the NFL in the first place.
