Bengals’ Joe Burrow Scrapped Purchase Of $3M Batmobile After Home Burglary

Last December’s home burglary made Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow change his mind about a big purchase.

Burrow canceled his previous purchase of a replica, fully functioning Batmobile, he revealed in the latest season of the Netflix show Quarterback, which was released on Tuesday. The decision came after his Cincinnati home was broken into last December while the Bengals were on the road playing the Dallas Cowboys.

Burrow’s novelty vehicle purchase was initially revealed during last year’s in-season installment of Hard Knocks, which chronicled the seasons of the four AFC North teams. But in Quarterback, Burrow confirmed that the robbery altered his plans.

“I didn’t end up getting the Batmobile because I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point,” Burrow said.

Both the Netflix series and HBO’s Hard Knocks covered Burrow’s initial excitement over the purchase, which retails at $3 million. Once the break-in occurred, however, Burrow’s tenor shifted.

On the show, Burrow spoke extensively about the burglary that led to multiple arrests and a federal grand jury indictment that alleged members of an extensive criminal network robbed Burrow’s home.

“I just get very uncomfortable,” Burrow told the show. “My life is very public. That comes with the job, but there’s certain parts of your life that are yours. Your house is one of those.”

One scene from Quarterback showed Burrow having a conversation with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo about what happened. Along with the discomfort that came with an increased presence around his home and other personal information, like the link between Burrow and social media influencer Olivia Ponton, Burrow expressed long-term concerns about the situation.

“We’ll see if I end up moving or not,” Burrow told Anarumo in footage aired on the show. “Now the whole world knows where I live now. But that hasn’t been very fun to deal with.”

Legal records indicate that Burrow’s home has not changed hands since it was purchased for $7.5 million in July 2023, shortly before Burrow signed a $275 million contract extension with the Bengals.