The defendants are named as Pablo Zuniga Cartes, 24; Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, 20; Bastian Jimenez Freraut, 27; Jordan Quiroga Sanchez, 22; Bastian Orellano Morales, 23; Alexander Huiaguil Chavez, 24; and Sergio Ortega Cabello, 38.
"However, though burglary groups may consist of four or five members, these separate groups often work in concert with one another, communicate with one another and (use) the same buyers of stolen merchandise," the law enforcement agency said.
While the FBI complaint doesn't name the athletes, it previously listed a number of burglaries involving the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals, as well as players for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Memphis Grizzlies.
According to the criminal complaint, lodged in a federal court in Florida, the defendants are part of a burglary ring that "is known to target high-profile professional athletes when they are known to be away from home".
One sports star whose home was robbed, Bobby Portis of the Milwaukee Bucks, said on Wednesday that it was good to know some arrests had been made.
