NFL issues security warning after burglaries at Mahomes, Kelce's homes linked to 'organized' group: reports

NFL players were cautioned by the league to beryllium connected precocious alert aft the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were breached into past period successful a question of transgression reportedly tied to planetary organized crime.

In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the league issued a information alert to teams and the NFL Players Association, informing that nonrecreational athletes successful antithetic sports person go "increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups."

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a walk against Tampa Bay Buccaneers antiaircraft tackle Vita Vea (50) during the archetypal fractional astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium Nov 4, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo. (Imagn)

The NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Thursday the FBI is investigating the transgression spree, "which is believed to beryllium tied to a South American transgression syndicate." According to the report, astatine slightest 1 different NFL subordinate had his location burglarized successful the past week. 

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Law enforcement officials accidental the suspects behaviour extended surveillance connected their targets’ homes and person adjacent posed arsenic groundskeepers oregon joggers. Some person adjacent attempted location deliveries. 

The memo urged players to instrumentality peculiar precautions, including installing location information systems. They were besides encouraged not to station unrecorded updates of their comings and goings connected societal media oregon showcasing their costly items online. 

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates with choky extremity Travis Kelce (87) aft Kelce pulled successful a drawback for a touchdown successful the archetypal 4th against the Baltimore Ravens Jan. 28, 2024, successful the AFC title crippled successful Baltimore.  (Emily Curiel/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Sources told the NFL Network the burglaries typically instrumentality spot during games, erstwhile homes are vacant. 

It was revealed past week that the homes of Mahomes and Kelce were burglarized wrong hours of 1 different past month. Fox News Digital obtained documents from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office that said the burglary astatine Mahomes’ location successful Belton, Missouri, was reported conscionable aft midnight Oct. 6. 

Kelce’s mansion successful Leawood, Kansas, was burglarized Oct. 7, the aforesaid time the Chiefs hosted the New Orleans Saints for "Monday Night Football."

New Orleans Saints antiaircraft tackle Khalen Saunders (50) intercepts a walk successful the extremity portion during the 2nd fractional against the Kansas City Chiefs Oct. 7, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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Mahomes addressed the quality precocious but declined to spell into specifics, citing the ongoing investigation. 

"Obviously, it’s frustrating, disappointing. I can’t get into excessively galore of the details due to the fact that the probe is inactive ongoing, but, obviously, it’s thing that you don’t privation to hap to truly anybody, but evidently yourself," helium said.

Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos, Scott Thompson and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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