( CNN ) Aaron Hernandez is known for his swagger . Should he act any differently when he 's on trial for murder ? When the once rising star for the New England Patriots walks into court each day with what appears to be an air of confidence -- or is it bravado ? -- he enters from a connecting holding room . Some court security officers who escort him are as tall and muscular as he is . Besides that certain bounce to his step , there 's usually a smile . Jury deliberations resume Wednesday . Watch `` Downward Spiral : Inside the Case against Aaron Hernandez '' tonight at 9 p.m . ET . It has n't been there as often in the last couple of weeks when state witnesses have included his fiancée Shayanna Jenkins and his former boss , New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft , who testified Hernandez would usually greet him with a kiss and a hug . Always impeccably dressed in suit and tie brought in by his defense team , Hernandez quickly scans the courtroom , usually starting with the rows of seats directly behind him . The front row is reserved for his family . Some days , none of his relatives is there . But when his mother , fiancée , brother and other friends attend , he winks , nods , smiles , jokes , laughs , flirts with his fiancée and mouths greetings to them including `` 'thanks for coming ' and ' I love you . ' '' Twice , he nodded his head and smiled at me . It 's not unusual for his lawyers to slap him on his back and huddle before court begins , appearing at ease . They 've been representing him since June 2013 . There was an unfortunate moment . His mother once asked permission from a court officer to touch her son once the jury left the room . Given an OK , she reached over the bar to him , took one of his hands in hers and kissed it . Rules forbid contact . It did not go unnoticed by the family of victim Odin Lloyd . Hernandez does not avoid looking in their direction . He glances at Lloyd 's relatives . Lloyd 's mother Ursula Ward , who is in court daily , appears to look right back at Hernandez without expression from her usual seat on the end of a row . When one witness , a high school friend , testifies that Hernandez once allegedly talked about carrying a gun , Hernandez appears to glare at him . When his fiancée takes the stand and testifies Hernandez told her to ditch a box from their basement the day after Lloyd 's slaying , his eyes are glued on her . She barely glances his way but does appear to say something as she passes the defense table on the way out . When Kraft is asked to officially point out Hernandez in court and describe what he was wearing , I watch Hernandez look down at his shirt and tie as Kraft detailed his outfit . When the team owner leaves the stand -- the same man who signed him to a $ 40 million bonus in 2012 -- Hernandez turns and watches him walk out of the courtroom . Would it be the last time he 'd see him in person ? On the last day of testimony when his defense rests its case , he smiles at relatives . But as he walks out the door this time , he does n't look back .
Aaron Hernandez , even when on trial for murder , keeps that certain bounce in his step . Hernandez seemed to watch his former boss and fiancee closely when they were on the stand .