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Ben Child
CINCINNATI — Final December’s residence housebreaking made Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow change his thoughts a few large buy.
Burrow canceled his earlier buy of a reproduction, totally functioning Batmobile, he revealed within the biosphere season of the Netflix present “Quarterback” that was launched Tuesday. The choice got here after his Cincinnati residence was damaged into final December whereas the Bengals had been on the street taking part in the Dallas Cowboys.
Burrow’s novelty car buy was initially revealed throughout final 12 months’s in-season installment of “Exhausting Knocks,” which chronicled the seasons of the 4 AFC North groups. However in “Quarterback,” Burrow confirmed that the theft altered his plans.
“I did not find yourself getting the Batmobile as a result of I simply had different issues I wished to take care of at that time,” Burrow mentioned.
Each the Netflix collection and HBO’s “Exhausting Knocks” lined Burrow’s preliminary pleasure over the acquisition that retails at $3 million. As soon as the break-in occurred, nonetheless, Burrow’s tenor shifted.
On the present, Burrow spoke extensively in regards to the housebreaking that led to a number of arrests and a federal grand jury indictment that alleged Burrow’s residence was robbed by members of a giant legal community.
“I simply get very uncomfortable,” Burrow advised the present. “My life could be very public. That comes with the job, however there’s sure elements of your life which can be yours. Your own home is a type of.”
One scene from “Quarterback” confirmed Burrow having a dialog with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo about what occurred. Together with the discomfort that got here with an elevated information presence round his residence and different private info, just like the hyperlink between Burrow and social media influencer Olivia Ponton, Burrow expressed long-term issues in regards to the scenario.
“We’ll see if I find yourself shifting or not,” Burrow advised Anarumo in footage aired on the present. “Now the entire world is aware of the place I reside now. However that hasn’t been very enjoyable to take care of.”
Authorized data present Burrow’s residence has not transferred homeowners because it was bought for $7.5 million in July 2023, shortly earlier than Burrow signed a $275 million contract extension with the Bengals.