Paula Levine
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She arrived at the University of Miami as a freshman in 2005.
Brian's teammate Dave Howell went to high school with Jada.
He remembers the first time Brian saw her.
Dave brought the pair together at a party in the Rathskeller, an on-campus restaurant.
To most of Brian's teammates, his relationship with Jada seemed like a happy one.
But those closest to Brian told us, in reality, it was toxic.
Jada spent a lot of time around the team.
Coach Hurt witnessed the relationship at close range.
Brian's family and mentors had concerns about the relationship.
Several of Brian's teammates said that he cheated on Jada, while club owner Sean Shannazzi cast doubt on Jada's intentions with Brian.
Brian's brothers, Edwin and Edrick, remember talking to Brian about Jada.
They said Brian planned to end the relationship once he started training in Jacksonville for the NFL draft.
This would have happened a few months after the end of Miami's season.
At the memorial service that the university held for Brian, Jada read a text message.
She said it was from Brian.
It read, At the beginning of our relationship, I never apologized.
But now, I apologize all the time because I don't want to lose you.
In a few years, we're getting married, so you better be ready when I ask you.
Former prosecutor Herbert Walker remembered asking Jada about whether Brian seemed ready to end their relationship.