Big U's NFL Star Son Daiyan Henley Honors Late Brother With Emotional Performance

Big U's son Daiyan Henley honored his murdered brother with a standout NFL performance just 48 hours after the Halloween night shooting outside a South Los Angeles smoke shop.

Daiyan Henley took the field Sunday (November 2) with a heavy heart and a mission.




The 25-year-old Los Angeles Chargers linebacker turned personal tragedy into professional focus, racking up seven tackles, a sack and a pass deflection in a 27-20 win over the Tennessee Titans-just two days after his older brother was shot and killed.




Henley's brother, Jabari "Baby Uiie" Henley, was gunned down late Friday night near the corner of 69th Street and South Figueroa Street in South L.A. Witnesses say he was approaching a vehicle when someone inside opened fire.




After sacking Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward, Henley paused, looked toward the sky and offered a silent tribute.

"I just wanted to talk to my brother one more time," Henley told reporters after the game. "It was just an emotional moment for me just to be able to make a play on a day like this, just losing him so soon. Like I said, it's been a long year for me, so I had to just send a prayer up and hopefully he heard it."

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The linebacker described Jabari as more than just a sibling.




"That's like my best friend," he said. "I called him a protector. One thing, he was a protector of our family."




The murder of his brother is the latest blow in what Henley called the most difficult year of his life. His father, Eugene "Big U" Henley, a former Rolling 60's Neighborhood Crips figure turned Hip-Hop executive, was arrested earlier this year on a sweeping federal indictment.




He faces 43 charges, including murder, kidnapping, extortion and fraud. He has denied all allegations.

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Despite the emotional weight, Henley said his father encouraged him to stay locked in on the game.




"I had a lot of pain, man, a lot of pain," Henley said. "I just wanted to go out there and just let it out, whatever I had to get out."




"As traumatizing as all this is, I got a job to do," he added. "For me, it was coming out here and handling a job first and then being emotional after, and everything hit me pretty hard."




"It's probably been the worst year of my life, to be quite honest with you."




Henley also shared a deeply personal message on Instagram alongside a carousel of family photos.




"2025 has brought me more pain than joy and this one has been by far the biggest hit," he captioned the post. "My family gone stand through the storm because thats who we are I'm gone make sure we straight big bro!!! I got nephew don't even worry bout it Love you ALLAH BLESSED me with one more night with my big brother didn't know you'd be gone the next day .... forever Uiie. Thank you all for the love and condolences; they truly mean the world to me and my family. We fighters"

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Authorities continue to investigate the Halloween night shooting. No arrests have been announced as of Tuesday morning (November 4).





























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