Tua Tagovailoa revealed he elevated safety at his house after he was the sufferer of a automotive break-in not too long ago, whereas additionally sending a message to potential trespassers.
The Dolphins quarterback mentioned he has armed safety guards at his Miami residence when he was requested Wednesday in regards to the latest string of robberies focusing on NFL stars, together with Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
“I have personal security just because my house had gotten broken into … one of my cars,” Tagovailoa, 26, mentioned. “It’s somewhat too shut for my consolation with my household being in the home. So, we received private safety to deal with all of that. Once we’re on the highway, we received somebody with my spouse and we received somebody additionally on the home surveying the home.
“So just let that be known, they are armed. So I hope if you decide to go to my house, you think twice,” Tagovailoa mentioned with a smile.
The reporters, who weren’t captured on digital camera, have been heard laughing within the background.
Tagovailoa’s cautionary message got here after Burrow’s house was damaged into this week throughout “Monday Night Football” when the Bengals beat the Cowboys, 27-20, in Arlington.
Supermodel Olivia Ponton, 22, reported the break-in whereas she was nonetheless inside Burrow’s Anderson Township house in Ohio.
Nobody was injured, however the house was ransacked, in accordance with a report offered by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Workplace.
It’s unclear what was stolen.
Burrow addressed the break-in throughout a press convention Wednesday and mentioned his privateness was violated.
The quarterback didn’t identify Ponton.
The break-in at Burrow’s house got here after Mahomes and Kelce’s Missouri properties have been focused in separate break-ins on Oct. 6 (after midnight) and Oct. 7.
Based on police paperwork, $20,000 in money was taken from Kelce’s house and his again door was broken.
A watch belonging to the All-Professional tight finish was later found in Windfall by authorities investigating the robberies.
The housebreaking at Kelce’s house occurred simply after 7:33 p.m. on Oct. 7— whereas the star was at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs’ 26-13 win over the Saints on “Monday Night Football.”
The break-ins are nonetheless beneath investigation.
Police consider the string of robberies may very well be a part of a scheme involving expert criminals focusing on vacant properties of high-profile athletes.
The NFL despatched a memo to all 32 groups final month, informing them about organized crimes which are focusing on the properties {of professional} athletes, together with Mahomes and Kelce.
The Dolphins, Chiefs and Bengals have away video games Sunday.
