NASHVILLE, Tenn -- Loud bangs awoke linebacker Daiyan Henley on Saturday morning. Henley thought he had overslept a meeting and rushed to the door of his hotel room.

Standing outside was linebacker Denzel Perryman , who told Henley he needed to call his mother. When Henley did, he learned the most harrowing news of his life: his brother, Jabari Henley, was shot and killed the previous night.

"Being transparent, I dropped to my knees," Henley said.

Henley said he never considered sitting out Sunday's game. It ended up being one of his better performances, as he finished with a sack, a pass deflection and seven tackles in the Los Angeles Chargers ' 27-20 win over the Tennessee Titans .

After the game, Henley sat at his locker with a towel over his head as teammates consoled him.

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