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The Miami Dolphins quarterback issued the warning following a string of apparent targeted burglaries at NFL players’ homes<\/p>\n

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Tua Tagovailoa\u00a0warned potential home burglars on Wednesday to \u201cthink twice\u201d about targeting him and his family while he and the Miami Dolphins are on the road, explaining that his personal security guards are \u201carmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa, 26, issued the warning during his media availability on Wednesday, Dec. 11 after he was asked about a recent string of home burglaries which have appeared to target NFL superstars while they\u2019re playing games and out of the house.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe burglars specifically targeted Kansas City Chiefs stars\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0and\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0in early October,\u00a0breaking into their homes within 48 hours of each other\u00a0around the time they were playing against the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n

This past weekend, Cincinnati area police say Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow\u2019s home was broken into while the NFL star was in Texas playing the Dallas Cowboys on\u00a0Monday Night Football.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Last month, the\u00a0NFL issued a memo to its players warning them\u00a0about a possible organized crime ring breaking into players\u2019 homes while they\u2019re away at games, PEOPLE reported.<\/p>\n

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Tagovailoa told reporters this week that he began hiring personal security after his car was broken into, saying it felt \u201ca little too close for my comfort with my family being in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe got personal security to take care of all of that when we\u2019re on the road,\u201d Tagovailoa told reporters Wednesday. \u201cWe got someone with my wife, got someone also at the house, surveying the house, so just to let that be known, they are armed, so I hope if you decide to go to my house, you think twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A<\/a>BC News\u00a0and\u00a0Fox 4 Kansas City\u00a0reported last month that investigators believe the recent burglaries targeting NFL players\u00a0may be connected\u00a0to a South American crime ring.<\/p>\n

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Burrow, 28, lamented Wednesday that the burglary left him feeling \u201clike my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, other athletes beyond the NFL have said their homes have been broken into in recent months, as well. Milwaukee Bucks forward\u00a0Bobby Portis\u2019 took to Instagram to share the news his home in River Hills, Wis., was burglarized while he was playing a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Nov. 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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