>> whistle blows he comes full throttle. >> and family. >> definitely always took care of his mom and sisters. >> my brother and i were kind of like -- i wouldn't say best friend but, you know, 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 i got to do is 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 shanae jenkins. she's the link between the man who dreamed about nfl and the all-american who made it. what's your understanding of how they met? >> they are dating sisters.