Neighbors reported hearing a loud bang and seeing a car speed away from the scene before a fire engulfed the entire house, according to The Associated Press. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Norris said the vehicle could be a clue in the fire, but investigators said they still haven’t figured out if the fire was intentional or accidental.
The six-bedroom, five-bath brick house on Lake Tuscaloosa was listed on real estate websites at $1.5 million.
“Anytime you have a vacant house go up, particularly one of that value, you have to consider it suspicious,” Norris said. “Every house in that neighborhood is probably over $1 million.”
McClain retired from the NFL earlier in the year but came out of retirement in July and signed with the Cowboys.
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