Photos: Pouncey brothers post emotional messages following Aaron Hernandez's death

Some bonds can never be broken. That appears to be the case with former Florida teammates Aaron Hernandez and the Pouncey brothers, who all played together in Gainesville from 2007 to 2009. Both Mike and Maurkice posted Instagram messages Wednesday in the wake of the news regarding Hernandez’s apparent suicide from his prison cell.

Mike Pouncey’s post:

To my friend my brother! Through thick and thin right or wrong we never left each other’s side. Today my heart hurts as I got the worse news I could have imagined. It was just a day ago we shared our last convo. I will forever miss you and love you bro. we will meet again rest easy! ❤️🙏🏽

A post shared by Mike Pouncey (@mikepouncey) on Apr 19, 2017 at 5:11am PDT

and Maurkice Pouncey’s post:

Today is a tough day the world may think wateva but to my brother I LOVE YOU! GOD strengthen us all!

A post shared by Maurkice Pouncey (@maurkicepouncey) on Apr 19, 2017 at 5:43am PDT

Despite all the negativity surrounding Hernandez’s name over the years, the Pouncey brothers have always publicly supported their former teammate and friend.