Five months after a burglary at Joe Burrow’s home linked the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback to Sports Illustrated model Olivia Ponton, the pair were spotted together enjoying a night on the town.
Burrow, 28, and Ponton, 22, both exited the same vehicle in Miami, Florida on Sunday, May 4. They were in town for the F1 Miami Grand Prix, which was won by Oscar Piastri earlier that day.
The couple made sure not to be photographed together, with Burrow hopping out of the van first. Ponton followed shortly after, with a big smile on her face.
Burrow and Ponton’s relationship came to light in December 2024 when the NFL star’s Ohio home was targeted by intruders while the Bengals were in Dallas to play the Cowboys on Monday Night Football.
According to a police report, Ponton was named as the individual who was on the scene at Burrow’s home when deputies arrived. Ponton was listed as being “employed by Mr. Burrow” in the report.
Ponton called her mother, Diane, who then called 911 to report the incident.
“Someone is trying to break into the house right now,” Ponton’s mother told the dispatcher. “My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game.”
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.
Ponton told authorities she noticed a “shattered bedroom window” and that a room had been “ransacked.”
Days after the break-in, Burrow addressed the incident during a previously-scheduled press conference.
“So obviously everybody has heard what has happened. I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one,” Burrow told reporters. “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 said, “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.”
In January, four men were arrested in connection to the robbery at Burrow’s home. The suspects all face charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, participating in a criminal gang and possessing criminal tools.
The same men — and three additional suspects — were later linked to similar burglaries at the homes of professional athletes including Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. They were charged in February and all seven individuals pleaded not guilty.
