Joe Burrow and Olivia Ponton Have Been 'Hooking Up' Since Early Fall amid Romance Rumors (Exclusive Source)

Mar. 15, 2025

Olivia Ponton, Joe Burrow.Photo:Getty

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Joe BurrowandOlivia Pontonhave been “hooking up” since early fall, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm.

Rumblings about a potential romance between the NFL quarterback and the SI Swim model began after PEOPLE confirmed thatPonton had been the one to alert policeafterBurrow’s home was robbedon Monday, Dec. 9.

An insider who knows both Burrow, 28, and Ponton, 22, tells PEOPLE exclusively, “They have been hooking up since the early fall and are keeping it casual.”

Reps for Burrow and Ponton did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Olivia Ponton, Joe Burrow.Patrick McMullan via Getty; David X Prutting/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Patrick McMullan via Getty; David X Prutting/BFA.com/Shutterstock

According to the police report, the TikTok star reported the break-in at Burrow’s home around 8:14 p.m., telling authorities that when she arrived she noticed a “shattered bedroom window and the room ransacked.”

Ponton, who has over 10 million followers acrossInstagramandTikTok, called her mother, “prompting the 911 call,” the report adds. Once deputies arrived at the property, they cleared the home and the Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS) captured pictures and evidence of the scene.

Burrow, meanwhile, was “was out of town” playing in Dallas when the robbery occurred and couldn’t report what items had been taken, according to the police. Ponton, described as an employee for Burrow in the police report, shared a list of what was “possibly missing.”

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Olivia Ponton.Olivia Ponton/Instagram

Olivia Ponton/Instagram

Joe Burrow.Kevin Sabitus/Getty

Kevin Sabitus/Getty

Ponton is later heard in a separate call saying, “Someone broke into my house… It’s like completely messed up.”

On Dec. 11, Burrow spoke out for the first time about the home burglary. “So obviously everybody has heard what has happened,” Burrow told reporters about the incident that occurred whilehe was away in Texas for a game against the Dallas Cowboys.

“I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one and way more is already out there than I would want out there and that I care to share so that’s all I got to say about that,” he added.

Ponton, meanwhile, has yet to publicly comment on the matter.

source: people.com