Daiyan Henley breaks silence on his brother's shooting death as Chargers LB pays homage during Titans game

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Daiyan Henley breaks silence on his brother's shooting death as Chargers LB pays homage during Titans game

Sunday's game was an emotional one for Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley. On Friday night, before their Week 9 showdown against the Tennessee Titans, his brother, Jabari, was murdered in Los Angeles.

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The linebacker gave it his all to help the Chargers secure a 27-20 victory over the Titans. In the third quarter, Daiyan Henley made an important sack on rookie quarterback Cam Ward. After the play, he immediately got down on his knees to pray as a tribute to his late brother.

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Daiyan Henley ended the game with nine total tackles and one sack to his name. Since being drafted with the 85th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, the linebacker has played in 41 games for the Chargers and tallied a total of 224 tackles, four sacks, and two total interceptions.

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TMZ was the first to report on Jabari Henley's death. It states that the victim was shot while approaching a vehicle outside a smoke shop in Los Angeles at 11 p.m. Officers arrived at the scene and attempted to save Jabari's life. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries at the spot.

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Both Daiyan and Jabari are the sons of rap icon and alleged Rolling 60's Neighborhoods Crips leader Eugene "Big U" Henley. Unlike his linebacker brother, Jabari decided to make a career as a rap artist under the alias "Baby Uiee". He had featured on songs with HoodRich Pablo Juan and Young Mazi.


Daiyan Henley opens up about brother's death in the post game interview

While speaking with the press in the locker room, the Chargers linebacker opened up about his brother Jabari's death. He also highlighted how coach Jim Harbaugh and the rest of the team supported him through this difficult situation, and it gave him the courage and resilience to play against the Titans.

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"What I'm going through right now, as big as it is, I feel like I just had to handle my job and, you know, get back to the fam as soon as I can," Daiyan said.
"I just wanted to talk to my brother one more time," he said about praying after the sack. "It was just a emotional moment for me just to be able to make a play on a day like this, just losing him. So, like I said, it's been a long year for me. So I had to send a prayer out and just hopefully he heard it and just get one out there."
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After the game, Daiyan Henley also shared a story on Instagram honoring Sunday's win for his late brother.

The Chargers (6-3) are next scheduled to face the Steelers (5-3) next Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET

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Edited by Priyam Hazarika
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