Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said Wednesday he has hired personal security for his home.
Some professional athletes have had their homes broken into this year.
Tua said one of his cars was broken into a couple of years ago.
‘My house had gotten broken into, not necessarily my house, but one of my cars, and so it’s a little too close for my comfort with my family being in the house,’ Tagovailoa said. ‘So we got personal security to take care of all of that when we’re on the road. We got someone with my wife, got you know 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.’
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No one was injured in the break-in, but the home was ransacked.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s home was burglarized in September.
NFL and NBA crime sprees lead Tua Tagovailoa to hire security
The homes of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were broken into in October. Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home broken into in November.
‘I wouldn’t say necessarily I would be a target’ Tagovailoa said. ‘But I wouldn’t wanna play the chances with my family, my kids sleeping, my wife sleeping, me sleeping at the house.’
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