{"id":2008740,"date":"2023-08-22T21:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-tragic-explosion-destroys-nfl-players-home-kills-his-father\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T21:46:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:46:32","slug":"very-tragic-explosion-destroys-nfl-players-home-kills-his-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-tragic-explosion-destroys-nfl-players-home-kills-his-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion devastates NFL player&#8217;s home, claims father&#8217;s life."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvery-tragic-explosion-destroys-nfl-players-home-kills-his-father%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>&#8216;Very Tragic&#8217;: Explosion\u2062 Destroys NFL Player&#8217;s Home, Kills His Father<\/h2>\n<p>The father of Tennessee\u200b Titans cornerback Caleb\u2063 Farley died overnight in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/during-visit-to-kyiv-top-u-s-officials-pledge-advanced-weapons\/\" title=\"During Visit to Kyiv, Top U.S. Officials Pledge \u201cAdvanced Weapons\u201d\">apparent explosion<\/a> that destroyed the NFL player\u2019s North Carolina \u2064home and\u200c left another person injured, authorities said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Robert M. Farley, 61, was\u2063 found dead in the \u2063debris of the Lake Norman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/north-carolina-tornado-destroys-pfizer-building-taking-along-50000-pallets-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>, house Tuesday morning, the \u200cIredell \u200dCounty\u200d Fire Marshal\u2019s Office\u200c said in\u200c a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>First <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-man-jumps-in-water-and-rescues-motorist-from-sinking-car-undoubtedly-saving-his-life\/\" title=\"Texas: Man Jumps in Water and Rescues Motorist from Sinking Car, \u2018Undoubtedly\u2019 Saving His Life\">responders arrived<\/a> at the \u200dhouse around midnight. They found one victim exiting the collapsed structure.\u2063 The person, who has not \u200cbeen identified\u2062 publicly, was transported to\u2064 Atrium Health Carolinas \u2063Medical Center\u2063 in Charlotte with\u2063 injuries that were not life-threatening, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won't Enforce COVID Curfew\">county officials<\/a> \u2062said. Photos\u2063 of the house show piles \u200cof\u2062 rubble.<\/p>\n<p>County \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-tragic-explosion-destroys-nfl-players-home-kills-his-father\/\" title=\"Explosion devastates NFL player's home, claims father's life.\">property records list<\/a>\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-star-nfl-qb-gives-high-praise-sound-freedom-addresses-reporters-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> player as the homeowner. The Titans player was not there at the time of the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-tells-russia-to-go-straight-to-hell-at-russia-led-u-n-meeting-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" title=\"Ukraine Tells Russia to 'Go Straight to Hell' at Russia-Led U.N. Meeting on Russian Invasion of Ukraine\">reported explosion<\/a>,\u200b said Kent Greene, director\u2064 of Iredell\u200b County Fire Services\u2062 and Emergency\u200c Management. Property records list the tax value of the home as nearly $2 million.<\/p>\n<p>Titans coach Mike Vrabel called the situation \u200d\u201cshocking\u201d and said that \u2064the\u2063 team will do everything possible to support\u200d Farley. His\u200c teammates confirmed that Farley, who\u2064 was born and raised in Maiden, North\u2064 Carolina, had traveled home \u200dto the Tar Heel state Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Farley, \u2062the No.\u200c 22\u2064 overall pick in the 2021 draft, \u2063was placed on injured reserve last November with a back issue. He \u2064has played 12 games \u2063in\u2064 his first two seasons and is currently\u2063 listed as physically\u200c unable to perform as\u2063 the Titans wrap up training camp this \u200cweek.<\/p>\n<p>In college, the 6-foot-2, 197-pound cornerback was the first high-profile \u2063player to opt\u2063 out of\u200d the 2020 season\u200b because of \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/college-institutes-mask-mandate-bans-student-gatherings-despite-no-confirmed-covid-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel told the Titans\u2062 about Caleb\u2063 Farley\u2019s loss at the \u200cend \u2063of Tuesday\u2019s scrimmage, and then the \u200dplayers \u2062took a knee \u2064in an apparent \u2063prayer. He said what\u2019s important is that they do everything to support Farley and his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the most important thing is to focus on \u2062him and not any \u2062of the \u2026\u200c everything else\u2063 is \u2064pretty \u200ctrivial,\u201d \u200dVrabel said after practice at the team\u2019s headquarters in Nashville.<\/p>\n<h3>Will you watch the NFL this season?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have\u2062 altered it \u200dprior to publication to \u2064ensure that\u200b it\u200d meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-tragic-explosion-destroys-nfl-players-home-kills-father\/\">&#8216;Very\u2063 Tragic&#8217;: Explosion \u2064Destroys NFL Player&#8217;s Home, Kills His \u200cFather<\/a> appeared first \u200bon <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley&#8217;s father, Robert M. Farley, tragically passed away in an explosion that demolished their North Carolina home. The incident also caused injuries to another individual. The Iredell County Fire Marshal&#8217;s Office discovered the lifeless body of Robert M. Farley, 61, amidst the wreckage at Lake Norman on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2008741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}