Hernandez's body is currently at a funeral home in Bristol -- where it was taken after it was released from the medical examiner's officer following his death Wednesday morning.

As we previously reported, Hernandez was found hanging in his cell at a maximum security prison in Mass. where he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.

Cops have set up barricades and dispatched squad cars in the area where the funeral will take place.

A family spokesperson told the Boston Globe's Travis Andersen that Hernandez will be cremated.

So far, it's unclear who will attend the ceremony.