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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow broke his silence on an alleged burglary at his home that took place during his team's road game win against the Dallas Cowboys Monday (December 9) night.
"Feel like I'll start out by saying something before any questions today," Burrow said to kickoff his press conference on Wednesday (December 11). "So obviously everybody has heard what has happened. I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share. So that's all I got to say about that."
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Olivia Ponton was identified as the woman who reported the alleged burglary at Burrow's home.
Ponton, 22, reportedly noticed a "shattered bedroom window and the room ransacked" and called her mother, who then contacted police.
"[Olivia] is wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding or if she should be going outside," her mother said in police audio.
"Someone broke into my house ... It’s like completely messed up," Olivia, herself, later said in a separate call.
It's unclear why Ponton was at Burrow's home, however, a police report identified her as a "22-year-old woman who says she's employed by Burrow."
The incident reportedly took place while Burrow was in Arlington, Texas, for the Bengals' 27-20 Monday Night Football win against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Burrow threw for 369 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 33 of 44 passing, which included a game-winning 40-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase -- who had previously caught a 5-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter -- with 1:01 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The reported incident took place two months after Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were the victims of similar incidents hours apart.
A burglary at Mahomes' Belton, Missouri, estate was reported "at around midnight on October 6," according to Cass County Sheriff's Office documents obtained by the website. Kelce's Leawood, Kansas, mansion was reportedly broken into hours later on October 7, prior to the Chiefs' Monday Night Football win against the New Orleans Saints.