In the first episode of *American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez*, "If It's to Be," we get a look at Aaron Hernandez’s rise to fame as an NFL star and the darker side of his life that started to surface. The episode touches on his tough upbringing, the pressures he faced, and the cracks that started to show in his personal life. It’s the beginning of a deep dive into how everything in his world started to unravel.