NFL receiver Randall Cobb, family 'lucky to be alive' after escaping house fire started by Tesla charger

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NFL wide receiver Randall Cobb and his family are "lucky to be alive" after a Tesla car charger caught fire, setting their Nashville home ablaze this week. 

The former New York Jets wideout shared images to social media showing the devastating damage to their home, which his wife, Aiyda Cobb, said was started by a Tesla charger. 

NFL player Randall Cobb (L) and Aiyda Ghahramani attend 6th Annual NFL Honors at Wortham Theater Center on February 4, 2017, in Houston, Texas.  (Bob Levey/Getty Images)

"We are lucky to be alive," she wrote in a post to her Instagram Stories. "The Tesla charger caught on fire in the garage late last night and quickly spread. We got out of the house with nothing but the clothes on our back and no shoes on our feet." 

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"Thank you GOD," she added. 

Cobb, who played 10 seasons with the Green Bay Packers before reuniting with Aaron Rodgers in New York Last season, posted a lengthy message on his Instagram thanking the heroic first responders that jumped into action. 

"First and foremost, we are all safe and healthy. We got out of the house and I was able to go back in and get our dog, Louie. We can't thank Chief Caruthers, Captain Irvin and the Nashville Fire Department enough for their swift action. ‘’

Randall Cobb, #18 of the New York Jets, celebrates after a touchdown during the third quarter of the game against the Houston Texans at MetLife Stadium on December 10, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

"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," he