While Joe Burrow was leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 27-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football, his home in Anderson Township, Ohio, was being burglarized.
This incident, reported by WLWT, follows similar burglaries at the residences of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce earlier this season.
WLWT reported that a 911 call was made by a woman staying at Burrow’s home while he was away.
She stated that someone had broken in and that the house was “completely messed up.” Burrow’s mother also called 911 to report the incident.
“Someone is trying to break into the house right now,” the mother said. “My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game. She’s wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding, or if she should go outside? She said someone was in the house.”
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s office confirmed the break-in but did not provide further details on the incident.
A shattered window in one of Burrow’s bedrooms indicated a forced entry, and the room had been ransacked.
The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating a possible connection between this break-in and other recent burglaries targeting professional athletes, such as those involving NBA stars Bobby Portis and Mike Conley Jr.
Burrow’s burglary is part of a concerning pattern of high-profile home invasions.
These burglaries seem to target athletes like Burrow, Mahomes, and Kelce, with valuable possessions including cash, jewelry, designer bags, and sports memorabilia stolen.
In Kelce’s case, approximately $100,000 in jewelry and $20,000 in cash were stolen, along with his first Super Bowl jersey.
Mahomes’ house was broken into around midnight the day before a game, resulting in the theft of jerseys, jewelry, and designer bags from his wife Brittany.
According to reports, the string of incidents are “believed to be tied to a South American crime syndicate.”
“Sources say the FBI is investigating the crime wave as international organized crime,” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.
“The league, the NFL Players Association and team security forces also have been monitoring the crime spree, which is believed to be tied to a South American crime syndicate.”
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