Two days after Chargers LB Daiyan Henley 's brother, Jabari "Baby Uiie" Henley , was shot and killed in Los Angeles ... he took the field Sunday for the team's matchup against the Titans -- saying "I felt like I needed to do this for my family."

Henley spoke with the media for the first time since the tragic news broke, saying as traumatic as the last 48 hours were for him, he had a job to do.

"Everything hit me pretty hard," he said. "One thing I will say is no like secret what I've been dealing with this whole year. So it's been a long ride for me since the beginning of the season."

"So I mean this game and what I'm going through right now, as big as it is, I feel like I just had to handle my job and get back to the fam as soon as I can."

Despite everything on his mind, Henley

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