Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is speaking out about the robbery at his home that involved rumored girlfriend .
“So obviously everybody has heard what has happened. I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one,” Burrow, 28, said Wednesday, December 11 in a press conference, per Sports Illustrated. “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.”
When asked if he was frustrated by details of his personal life being revealed, Burrow responded, “That’s part of it. We live a public life and one of my least favorite parts of that is the lack of privacy. And that has been difficult for me to deal with my entire career. Still learning. But I understand it’s the life that we choose. Doesn’t make it any easier to deal with.”
According to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports, a call was made about a burglary at Burrow’s Ohio home around 8:14 p.m. ET on Monday, December 9, while Burrow and the Bengals were in Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
The report names Ponton, 22, as the individual who was on the scene at Burrow’s home when deputies arrived.
The Sports Illustrated model told authorities she noticed a “shattered bedroom window” and that a room had been “ransacked.”
The model called her mother, , who then called 911.
“Someone is trying to break into the house right now,” Ponton’s mother told the dispatcher, per the outlet. “My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game.”
Burrow and Ponton have not publicly addressed their relationship status, though rumors about the duo have swirled since the summer.
“She’s wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding or if she should be going outside,” continued Ponton’s mother, who said an intruder was inside the house.
Ponton also made a separate call to 911 on her own, telling a dispatcher, “Someone broke into my house.”
“It’s just, like, completely messed up,” she added.
In the police report, Ponton is listed as being “employed by Mr. Burrow.” On the scene, Ponton gave officers “a non-detailed itemization of what items were possibly missing.”
Two days before the robbery, Ponton took to TikTok to share a strange experience she had with a delivery driver.
“Never put your real name or a photo of yourself on Uber, Uber Eats, Lyft, DoorDash, any of it,” Ponton told her 7 million followers. “Let this be your sign. Matter of fact, change it to a guy’s name. Jason, Jake, John. Anything. And just delete the photo. Let this be your f—ing sign.”
