Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain, a former standout at Alabama, is coming to grips with a tragic event entering the Christmas holiday.

McClain’s unoccupied $1.5 million, 7,500-square foot home on Lake Tuscaloosa was engulfed in flames and burned to the ground on Monday. Fire Department officials say the huge fire started around 6 p.m.

McClain tweeted about the incident early Tuesday: