Update, Aug. 28, 2023 at 7:20 PM:
Tennessee Titans star Caleb Farley shared an Instagram video that shows him and another man shoveling soil on his father’s grave on Sunday.
Robert M. Farley, 61, died in an apparent gas explosion that originated in a bedroom of the $2 million house on Monday, Aug. 21, ESPN reported.
In the now deleted video posted on his Instagram Story, Caleb wrote, “I see you on the other side pops love you 4L enjoy the lord and the universe.”
“My father was a stand-up guy. He raised me to be a stand-up guy,” a tearful Caleb told a reporter.
“My father was a stand-up guy. He raised me to be a stand-up guy.” @titans cornerback Caleb Farley reflects on his father’s legacy. Latest: https://t.co/4xWuuDVoHa pic.twitter.com/hRJYGEOPbt
— Queen City News (@Queen_City_News) August 22, 2023
Caleb’s mother, Robin, died from breast cancer in January 2018 at the age of 53. Caleb credits his mother with instilling his faith in God in him.
He told the Titans website: “She filled my heart with the love of God and that’s why I am where I am today.”
“The 6,391 square foot home is a total loss,” Iredell County Emergency Management said in a news release, quoted by USA Today.
Christian Rogers, a 25-year-old family friend who was in the house when it exploded, is still hospitalized in stable condition.
Watch the video below.
