NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The knock on the door of Daiyan Henley’s hotel room came early Saturday morning. Denzel Perryman, Henley’s Chargers teammate, was the first to reach him, asking him to call home. Henley’s mother was on the phone with bad news, distressing news, news no one wants to hear.

Henley’s older brother, Jabari, was shot and killed outside a smoke shop in South Los Angeles on Halloween night. Police said they had no motive for the shooting or a description of the assailant, according to media reports. Jabari was 34, a budding rapper in Los Angeles.

Not playing, not joining the Chargers for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans was not an option, Henley, a linebacker, would say after doing all he could to help them secure a 27-20 victory at Nissan Stadium. He had dropped to

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