odin lloyd's best buddies, darryl hodge and daryl sweet, say their friend wasn't normally a big partierthey know a different side of him. the friend they describe was passionate about football -- 123450 whistle belows,s' coming in full throttle. >> -- and family. >> definitely always took care of his moms and sisters. >> my brother and i were kind of like, i wouldn't say best friends, but as close as siblings can get. >> in and out. >> branch, who also coached lloyd in high school, didn't hesitate to give him advice as an adult, and an occasional reality check. >> at some point, you realize you're not going to the nfl, this is just going to be for fun. what do i got to do to start preparing myself for life? >> he says lloyd was doing landscaping while figuring out what next. >> i spoke to him about taking firefighter tests. >> lloyd also began dating college student shannia jenkins. she's the link between the young man who dreamed of the nfl, and the all-american who made it. >> what's your understanding of how they met? >> they were dating sisters. >> shayanna jenkins is the younger si