Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is taking no chances when it comes to safeguarding his family after a series of property crimes targeting professional athletes.
Speaking to the media this week, Tagovailoa disclosed that he has implemented personal security measures following a past incident involving his car being broken into.
“Well, I have personal security just because 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 someone also at the house surveying the house.”
Tagovailoa’s comments come on the heels of a recent break-in at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and other high-profile incidents involving Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
The Dolphins star emphasized that the safety of his family is his top priority.
“So just to let that be known, they are armed. So I hope if you decide to go to my house, you think twice.”
While Tagovailoa does not believe he is specifically targeted, he is unwilling to take risks.
“I wouldn’t say necessarily I would be a target,” he said. “But I wouldn’t want to play the chances with my family and my kids sleeping, my wife sleeping, me sleeping at the house.”
The NFL community has been grappling with this shocking crime wave.
Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers encouraged players to utilize the league’s resources for securing their homes.
“I will say this, and I used this years ago…the league has a really good resource where they have security experts that can come out to your house and give you ideas about where to put cameras, where the weak point, weak spots, are,” Rodgers said.
“I think guys in general just don’t use it because they don’t have the time or they’re thinking about other things or they’re busy playing video games or whatever it is, but there’s a lot of great resources that the league puts together.
“I think more guys should probably look at as far as the safety of their homes.”
Rodgers also shared that he employs full-time security.
“I have security full time, thanks to Daily Mail putting my sh*t out there,” Rodgers said. “You know, Wisconsin, everybody’s got guns, so it’s a little less, you know, less likely. But yeah, there’s been some issues.
“It’s something that we all think about, you know, from time to time. You know, you’re kind of exposed in that way and it seems like there’s a professional aspect to this where they don’t care if there’s cameras on or an alarm set.
“They’re going to get in and get out quickly. So hopefully it doesn’t happen anymore.”
With athletes increasingly targeted, Rodgers and Tagovailoa’s proactive stances reflect a broader awareness among players to safeguard their homes and families.
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