Caleb Farley.Photo:Wesley Hitt/Getty
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Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father is dead and another person was injured when the NFL player’s home in North Carolina exploded overnight, leaving the multi-million dollar lakeside house reduced to rubble.Kent Greene, the director of the Iredell County Emergency Management, tells PEOPLE that Farley, 24, was not at the suburban Mooresville, North Carolina home when the explosion occurred.
Farley’s father, Robert Farley, died in the explosion, Greene confirmed. He was 61.
The Titans cornerback was at the home with other family members early Tuesday morning speaking with authorities, according toReuters, who first reported the news.
The Iredell County Emergency Management director also said another man was injured during the explosion and was found exiting the home when initial emergency crews arrived.
The other man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital, Greene said.
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“It’s just very tragic,” Byard said. “As a team and as a brother, all we can do and all I can do is try to be there for him. It’s going to be tough. It’s an unimaginable tragedy.”
source: people.com
