One week after revealing that he owns a $3 million Batmobile, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home was burglarized on Monday, continuing a pattern of home invasions targeting NFL players and other professional athletes on game days.
At the time of the break-in, a security guard and a woman known to Burrow were in the house. The police were alerted to the situation after the woman’s mother called 9-1-1. The 22-year-old in the home, who works for Burrow, told police about the missing items.
The Hamilton County (Ohio) Sheriff’s Office confirmed the burglary and stated that an investigation was underway. The break-in occurred at 9:14 p.m. ET while the Bengals were playing the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
Last month, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce revealed that their homes were also broken into during a Monday night game against the New Orleans Saints in October.
In all three incidents, security personnel were stationed in the neighborhood or at the homes. The home of Cowboys defensive tackle Linval Joseph in Minnesota was also burglarized this season. The NFL issued a memo to all 32 teams warning about a “crime ring” targeting the homes of professional athletes.
The first 9-1-1 call on Monday night came from a woman, who said that her daughter was inside Burrow’s house and someone was trying to break in.
“Someone is trying to break into the house right now. My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house,” the caller said. “She is staying there. He’s at the football game. She’s wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding, or if she should go outside. She said someone was in the house.”
Shortly after, dispatchers received a call from the woman inside the house. “Someone broke into my house,” she said. “It’s like completely messed up.”
Burrow and the Bengals (5-8) returned to Cincinnati early Tuesday morning after defeating the Cowboys 27-20.
Burrow injured his knee during the game but stayed in to finish. The NFL leader in passing yards (3,706) and touchdown passes (33) said he didn’t expect the injury to keep him from playing against the Tennessee Titans this week.
“It’s nothing crazy. I just landed on it a couple of times. We’ll see. It’ll be sore for a while but I’ll be all right,” Burrow said.
