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NFL star Joe Burrow became a victim of the same crime several other athletes have also become victims of when his home was broken into while he was playing in an away game.

A break-in took place on Dec. 9, 2024, while the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback was in Texas with his team to face the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football

Authorities got a call from a woman who was at his house and noticed a bedroom window “shattered” and the room “ransacked.” The mystery woman who called the incident in happens to be pretty well-known herself and now people are speculating about whether or not she and Burrow are a couple.

Here’s more about that.

Who is Olivia Ponton?

Olivia Ponton attends God's Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards
Olivia Ponton attends God’s Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards in New York City | TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic

The woman who called in the burglary is Olivia Ponton. If you haven’t heard of her before she’s a fashion model and social media influencer.

She was born on May 30, 2002, in Naples, Florida. Ponton has millions of followers on TikTok and has modeled for some top brands including Ralph Lauren, Coach, Calvin Klein, and SKIMS. In 2022, she posed for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition joining the “Rookie class” that year.

While Borrow and Ponton haven’t come out and confirmed any reports that they’re dating, her mother, Diane, also called the police about the break-in and said her daughter was “staying there.” In that 911 call, Diane told a dispatcher: “Someone is trying to break into the house right now. My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game.”

According to audio obtained by TMZ Sports, Ponton can later be heard on a separate 911 call referring to the quarterback’s residence as “my house” saying: “Someone broke into my house … It’s completely messed up.”

People reported that an insider has since shared that the football player and swimsuit model “have been hooking up since the early fall and are keeping it casual.”

Burrow was in a relationship with another woman named Olivia for several years

Joe Burrow and Olivia Holzmacher attend the 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party
Joe Burrow and Olivia Holzmacher attend the 2023 Fanatics Super Bowl Party | Jesse Grant/Getty Images

Before he was linked to Ponton, Burrow was in a relationship with a woman named Olivia Holzmacher for years.

They met and began dating in college while studying at Ohio State University in 2017 (Burrow later transferred to Louisiana State University). They made their Instagram debut in August of that year when Holzmacher posted a photo of herself and Burrow cuddled up on the university’s football field.

After graduation, Holzmacher began working as a senior process specialist and analyst at The Kroger Company, which is based in Cincinnati. Prior to that, she was a supervisor at a gym called Lifetime Fitness in Deerfield, Ohio.

Holzmacher often gushed about Burrow on social media but she hasn’t shared a picture of them together since January 2024, which led many to believe that they split up a while back.