Former Houston Texans receiver Randall Cobb and his family avoided serious injury this past weekend after a fire destroyed their Nashville home earlier this week.
Cobb, who spent one season with the Texans, and his wife Aiyda posted a message on Wednesday, thanking friends, family and followers for checking up on them and their three children.
“First and foremost, we are all safe and healthy. We got out of the house and I was able to get back in and get our dog, Louie,” the couple wrote on Instagram on Wednesday “We can’t thank Chief Caruthers, Captain Irvin and the Nashville Fire Department enough for their swift action. I can’t get the image of the brave firefighter getting into position out of my head; he didn’t even have water to shoot yet. I truly thought the cars were going to explode and that we would lose him in this tragedy. He is a true hero. Unfortunately, we don’t know how much, if anything, will be salvageable, but this has been a reminder that nothing is more important than the health of our family.”
The post to Instagram also includes videos of the burned cars and extensive fire damage to the garage.
Cobb is best known for his tenure as one of the top weapons for four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers during his time with the Green Bay Packers. During his 10 seasons with the NFC North franchise, he totaled 532 receptions for 6,136 yards and 47 touchdowns.
After a promising season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2019, Cobbs inked a three-year, $27 million deal with the Texans. In his lone season, he had 38 catches for 441 yards and three touchdowns with Deshaun Watson at quarterback.
When David Culley was hired, Houston elected to trade Cobb back to Green Bay. Last offseason, he joined Rodgers and signed with the New York Jets on a one-year deal, totaling five catches for 39 yards.
While still a free agent, Cobb, 33, stated he still hasn’t retired and is ready to suit up for a 14th season.