{"id":641376,"date":"2025-12-30T21:57:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/641376\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T21:57:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T21:57:30","slug":"joe-burrows-rumored-girlfriend-had-pretty-hard-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/641376\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Burrow’s rumored girlfriend had ‘pretty hard’ month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Model Olivia Ponton, who\u2019s rumored to be dating Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, opened up about going through a \u201chard time\u201d recently. <\/p>\n

In an Instagram Q&A on Tuesday, Ponton \u2014 first linked to Burrow in December 2024<\/a> \u2014 was asked about her \u201cmost difficult time of 2025\u201d and thanked her best friend for supporting her.<\/p>\n

\u201cOctober was a pretty hard month for month but thankfully I got this girl next to me,\u201d Ponton, 23, wrote, including a video of her friend. <\/p>\n

Model Olivia Ponton. Instagram\/Olivia Ponton. <\/p>\n

The Victoria\u2019s Secret model\u00a0did not elaborate further. <\/p>\n

In May, the pair were\u00a0spotted in the same circle<\/a> \u2014 and seen leaving a black sprinter van at a Raising Cane\u2019s event \u2014 for the Formula 1 race in Miami. <\/p>\n

Although they aren\u2019t prone to sharing much about their personal life, Burrow made some cryptic comments after the Bengals\u2019 39-34 loss to the Bills on Dec. 7. <\/p>\n

Model Olivia Ponton (not pictured) shared a video of her friend who helped her get through a \u201cpretty hard month\u201d in October 2025. Instagram\/Olivia Ponton<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things going on right now,\u201d Burrow said<\/a> when asked by a reporter if there was something on his mind because he seemed frustrated.<\/p>\n

When asked if was football-related or personal, Burrow replied, \u201cAll the above.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burrow returned earlier than expected from a turf toe injury that required surgery in September.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow speaks during a news conference after a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, December 28, 2025, in Cincinnati. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve been through more than most, and it\u2019s certainly not easy on the brain or the body, so I\u2019m just trying to have fun doing it again,\u201d he added. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was the third significant injury of Burrow\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

The Bengals (6-10) were eliminated from the playoff race in Week 15 after shutout loss to the Ravens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They host the Browns (4-12) in Sunday\u2019s season finale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws during the first half against the Arizona Cardinals at Paycor Stadium on December 28, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

Burrow and Ponton were first linked when in December 2024 when she reported a break-in at his Ohio home, which was a part of a string of robberies targeting high-profile athletes.<\/p>\n

Ponton reportedly identified herself as one of Burrow\u2019s employees.<\/p>\n

No one was injured, but the home was ransacked, according to a report provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Burrow addressed the incident in a press conference, but he did not name Ponton, who never spoke publicly about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Model Olivia Ponton, who\u2019s rumored to be dating Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, opened up about going through a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":641377,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2053],"tags":[228,227,256,2296,7,1577,6,9,10,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-641376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cincinnati-bengals","8":"tag-bengals","9":"tag-cincinnati","10":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","11":"tag-cincinnatibengals","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-joe-burrow","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-sports-entertainment","17":"tag-wags"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115810759059078680","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}