4 Chilean nationals were arrested in the December burglary
Body cam shows arrest of Chilean nationals connected to Joe Burrow’s home burglary
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers executed a traffic stop and eventually arrested four men who were indicted in connection to the 2024 break-in of a home owned by NFL quarterback Joe Burrow. (Ohio State Highway Patrol)
Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow opened up about the burglary at his Ohio home that took place as he was competing against the Dallas Cowboys in Texas in December.
Burrow was one of the three players featured in the second season of the Netflix docuseries "Quarterback." The show delved into the break-in that plagued Burrow for the rest of the 2024 season despite Cincinnati winning the final five games of the year.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) walks for the locker room after the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 13 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
"Of f---ing course this happened to me right now," Burrow said. "When you’re on cloud nine, something’s gonna bring you right back down. It just felt like the kind of year that it was."
"I just get uncomfortable when, you know, my life is very public… and, you know, it comes with the job, but… there’s certain parts of your life that are, like… yours. Your house is one of those. When that gets violated, people find out where you live, all these different things. Not everybody’s failures at their job are in front of the whole world. It’s a very vulnerable position to be in. I put myself in that position because I love it. Um, I don’t like the other part of it."
Four Chilean nationals were arrested in the burglary, and authorities released a picture of them posing for a photo with the stolen accessories.
The series showed Burrow having a conversation with then-defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo about the heist.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass against the Cleveland Browns in the first half at Paycor Stadium on Dec 22, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Katie Stratman/Imagn Images)
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"They got all my jewelry… but they could have stolen way worse things than that," he said. "I’m not going crazy about some jewelry. It was expensive, but… it was all insured."
The star quarterback said in the docuseries he needed to put one major purchase on hold.
"I didn’t end up getting the Batmobile because I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point," he said.
Burrow lamented the media attention that came with the robbery, which also put his relationship with Olivia Ponton into the spotlight.
The men, who police say were in the country illegally, had tools for break-ins at the time of their arrest, along with a Bengals hat and Louisiana State University shirt believed to be stolen from Burrow's home.
Jun 10, 2025; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) during practice at Paycor Stadium. (Kareem Elgazzar/Imagn Images)
The elements of the robbery were consistent with other burglaries recently carried out in varying parts of the U.S. by South American theft groups, the complaint stated. The document added that the groups have typically been comprised of South Americans who enter the country illegally or remain in the U.S. after their visa expires. The groups have targeted jewelry and designer accessories, per the complaint.
Fox News’ Connor McGahan and Chantz Martin contributed to this report.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
