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USAT: Giants Wire

Jan 28, 2022

Former New York Giants defensive tackle Fred Robbins, his wife Tia and their children lost everything in Gulf Breeze, Florida house fire earlier this week. - In a GoFundMe set up by Robbins’ family members and their close friend, Madrina Ciano, it was revealed that Fred and Tia woke up at 3:30 a.m. to find their home “engulfed in flames.” They were able to escape, but were unable to save any of their possessions. - Tia and Fred woke up at 3:30 am to their home engulfed in flames. Tia woke up hearing a noise coming from the roof, which sounded like someone was on the roof and it actually was the fire raging in the attic. - By the Grace of God they were able to get themselves and their two boys out safely; however, the house is a total loss. They are currently displaced. - As you can imagine, this is devastating. There wasn’t time to grab any valuables, family photos, keepsakes, or anything! This traumatic experience will live with them forever, and they have a long journey ahead to rebuild everything they’ve lost. - Currently, the GoFundMe is at just $40,193 of its $100,000 goal. - Ciano later told the Pensacola News Journal that the Robbins were able to recover their wedding rings and a Super Bowl XLII ring from the rubble, but did not disclose the condition of those items. Everything else was lost. - “It was 3:30 in the morning. They were in their PJs. They had to go buy a toothbrush and change of clothes just to make it through day one,” Ciano said. “And it’s a family of four, and they lost everything from school clothes to activities that the boys liked. I know they plucked her wedding ring out of the rubble, as well as his Super Bowl ring. But overall, it’s pretty much a total loss. So, imagine all that history. - “I don’t care if you’re a Super Bowl champ or you’re affluent, this is a lot to bounce back from and there will be a lot of immediate needs. So my intent for the fund was to allow them cash flow to meet those needs as they occurred.” - Whatever other memorabilia Fred had from his playing days also appears to have been lost. - Robbins, a second-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 2000 NFL draft, signed with the Giants in 2004 and spent six years with the team. He was named a Sports Illustrated All-Pro in 2008 and was, of course, a member of the magical Super Bowl XLII team. - After leaving the Giants, Robbins closed out his career with the St. Louis Rams. - - RelatedJoe Schoen will be among Giants executives attending Senior BowlGiants, Joe Schoen will embrace 'data innovations' and analyticsJoe Schoen says Giants will do 'deep dive' into injury woes - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Giants Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Giants Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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