Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley helped bury his father, Robert Farley, after the 61-year-old was killed in an explosion at the NFL player’s North Carolina home on Aug. 21.
In a recent video posted to his Instagram Story, Farley, who was not in the home at the time of the blast, was seen shoveling dirt on his father’s grave with another unnamed person.
“I see you on the other side pops love you 4L enjoy the lord and the universe,” Farley, 24, wrote over the video, which has since expired.
The former first-round pick shared several tributes to his father on social media after the incident.
The explosion occurred at the Mooresville home just before midnight, the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Farley owned the multi-million dollar home, and Robert had been staying there.
Farley told WCNC-TV that he was in Nashville when a neighbor called and explained the situation.
The cause of the explosion is unknown as of Monday, Aug. 28.
There is no foul play suspected, the sheriff’s office said, with authorities adding that the home is a total loss, along with several vehicles.
Another person, identified as a friend of the homeowner, was transported to Atrium Health CMC in Charlotte with non-life-threatening injuries, officials confirmed, according to Queens City News.
Caleb was at the scene with family, speaking with fire and emergency personnel on the morning after the explosion.
“My father was a standup guy,” Farley, a Maiden native, told Queen City News in Carolina. “He raised me to be a standup guy.”
“I just lean on my faith. That’s all I can do, that’s all I got, that’s what I’ve been doing — had a pretty wild last five, six years. I’m a fighter though.”
Farley lost his mother, Robin, to breast cancer in 2018, according to the Titans website.
Tennessee safety, Kevin Byard spoke about his teammate’s family situation during training camp last week.
“I’m thinking about him and praying for him,” Byard said. “Caleb is a big believer. He has a lot of faith and I just kind of told him to lean into his faith harder than he’s ever done before.
“I know he lost his mother at a young age as well and he’s dealt with a lot of adversity as well — just very tragic. 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.”
Byard lost his mother during mandatory minicamp last year.
Robert Farley attended practices at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park in the past, and was also a regular for games at Nissan Stadium.
He leaves behind his two sons Caleb and Joshua.