Sunday was an emotional morning for Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas and running back Terrell Jennings.

The two, who grew up together and were high school teammates at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla., were mourning the loss of Douglas’ uncle, who died Saturday night.

“He was with us. This whole morning was hard,” Douglas said. “As people came up to me, I tried to try to keep – I can’t even think. I just tried to be a man, and I just had to put my head down. I just know he was with me, and he was with Terrell, too.”

What came next was a career day for both Douglas and Jennings.

The receiver had the first 100-yard performance of his career and hauled in the game’s opening touchdown. Jennings, who was signed from the practice squad this week, then went on to score his fir

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