Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father is useless and one other particular person was injured when the NFL participant’s dwelling in North Carolina exploded in a single day, leaving the multi-million greenback lakeside home lowered to rubble.

Kent Greene, the director of the Iredell County Emergency Administration, tells PEOPLE that Farley, 24, was not on the suburban Mooresville, North Carolina dwelling when the explosion occurred.

Farley’s father, Robert Farley, died within the explosion, Greene confirmed. He was 61.

The Titans cornerback was on the dwelling with different members of the family early Tuesday morning talking with authorities, in keeping with Reuters, who first reported the information.

Greene mentioned in a press launch that the house had collapsed because of the explosion. Aerial footage taken by the native Queen Metropolis Information confirmed the lakeside home fully decimated.

The Iredell County Emergency Administration director additionally mentioned one other man was injured through the explosion and was discovered exiting the house when preliminary emergency crews arrived.

The opposite man suffered non-life-threatening accidents and was taken to an area hospital, Greene mentioned.

The house was reportedly value $2 million and was situated subsequent to Lake Norman, in keeping with Queen Metropolis Information. A trigger for the explosion has but to be recognized by native authorities or reported. 

Authorities had been anticipated to supply a short replace on the incident Tuesday afternoon.

“I can’t imagine it,” neighbor Clay Wild advised the outlet, noting that he heard “a loud growth” roughly 5 minutes earlier than midnight Monday night time. Different neighbors advised Queen Metropolis Information there was a scent of gasoline within the space.

Farley was a first-round draft decide for the Titans in 2021. He beforehand performed at Virginia Tech in school and grew up in close by Maiden, roughly 25 miles west throughout the lake.

Head coach Mike Vrabel advised reporters after Tuesday’s follow that the crew was going to do “all the pieces we are able to to help Caleb and his household,” in keeping with a video shared by longtime Titans reporter Jim Wyatt.

“I am simply praying for Caleb,” Titans operating again Derrick Henry advised reporters Tuesday afternoon, in keeping with video of a post-practice interview shared by reporter Paul Kuharsky. “I simply came upon the information. I am protecting him in our prayers. I am praying for his household. I am sending my condolences, all of us ship our condolences. It is a tragic state of affairs.”

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Titans security Kevin Byard advised reporters he texted Farley this morning after he heard the information, in keeping with video of a post-practice interview shared by reporter Kayla Anderson.

“It is simply very tragic,” Byard mentioned. “As a crew and as a brother, all we are able to do and all I can do is attempt to be there for him. It should be robust. It is an unimaginable tragedy.”