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Joe Burrow canceled $3M purchase after home burglary
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. Phil Didion/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Netflix show reveals Joe Burrow canceled $3M purchase after home burglary

Joe Burrow nixed an enormous purchase after his home was burglarized last season.  

In season two of Netflix's "Quarterback," released on Tuesday, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback revealed that he canceled plans to purchase a replica Batmobile for $3M after the robbery.

Burrow first told Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins he had bought the Batmobile during a December episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North" and seemed giddy about the purchase. His excitement waned after the break-in.

 "I didn't end up getting the Batmobile because, you know, I just had other things I wanted to deal with at that point," Burrow said (h/t ESPN's Ben Baby). 

The show also revealed the 28-year-old QB considered moving from his mansion. 

"We'll see if I end up moving or not," Burrow told former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. "Now the whole world knows where I live now. But that hasn't been very fun to deal with." 

According to Baby, legal records show Burrow hasn't sold his house, which he purchased for $7.5M in July 2023, just before signing a five-year, $275M contract extension. 

The robbery occurred during the Bengals' road game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 9, 2024. 

In February, investigators told Karin Johnson of WLWT-TV in Cincinnati the thieves stole nearly $300K worth of designer luggage, glasses, watches and jewelry.  

Three men were arrested in connection with the robbery in January. Court documents showed the suspects allegedly wearing Burrow's stolen jewelry in a photo of themselves. 

Burrow's house may not be the only one they allegedly robbed. The men are believed to be part of a South American crime network that was targeting the homes of professional athletes. 

According to David Ferrara of the Cincinnati Enquirer, they were also charged with burglaries at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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