Bengals’ Joe Burrow: Dwelling housebreaking altered Batmobile plans

CINCINNATI — Final December’s house 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 newest season of the Netflix present “Quarterback” that was launched Tuesday. The choice got here after his Cincinnati house was damaged into final December whereas the Bengals have been on the highway taking part in the Dallas Cowboys.

Burrow’s novelty automobile buy was initially revealed throughout final yr’s in-season installment of “Laborious 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 needed to take care of at that time,” Burrow stated.

Each the Netflix collection and HBO’s “Laborious 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 concerning the housebreaking that led to a number of arrests and a federal grand jury indictment that alleged Burrow’s house was robbed by members of a giant prison community.

“I simply get very uncomfortable,” Burrow instructed the present. “My life may be very public. That comes with the job, however there’s sure elements of your life which might be yours. Your 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 house and different private data, just like the hyperlink between Burrow and social media influencer Olivia Ponton, Burrow expressed long-term considerations concerning the state of affairs.

“We’ll see if I find yourself transferring or not,” Burrow instructed Anarumo in footage aired on the present. “Now the entire world is aware of the place I dwell now. However that hasn’t been very enjoyable to take care of.”

Authorized information present Burrow’s house 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.