""Yesterday, my uncle was shot and killed last night," Douglas said in an interview with NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe. "This whole morning, my mood was different, I couldn't hold my tears.""
""He was a family friend. We call him 'Tiger'. He was an uncle to us - Me and Pop," Jennings added. "He took care of us when we were out with him back home. ... I just wanted to ball for him.""
""He was with us," Douglas said postgame. "Man, this whole morning was hard. ... As people came up to me I tried to keep - I just tried to be a man. And I just had to put my head down, and I just knew he was with me and he was with Terrell too.""
DeMario 'Pop' Douglas and Terrell Jennings grew up together in Jacksonville, played Pop Warner against each other and later on the same Mandarin High School team. Both received word Saturday night that a family friend known as 'Tiger' had been shot and killed. Douglas said he struggled to hold back tears before the game and felt his uncle was with him. Both players scored touchdowns in New England's 24-23 victory over the Falcons. Douglas recorded 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jennings, promoted from the practice squad Wednesday, rushed 11 times for 35 yards while filling in for the injured Rhamondre Stevenson.
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