Joe Burrow’s 2025 season took a hit early. In Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback was helped off the field in the second quarter with a Grade 3 turf toe injury. Backup Jake Browning stepped in and led the Bengals to a 31-27 win.
The day after the game, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Burrow has elected to have surgery. He is still deciding which specialist will handle the procedure. Early projections put his return around Week 15, when the Bengals face the Baltimore Ravens.
Turf toe involves torn or overstretched ligaments and tendons in the big toe joint, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It’s common among athletes who sprint or cut quickly, and mild cases heal with rest and ice. Severe cases, like Burrow’s, often need surgery.
Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky, who suffered a similar injury in 2007, called it one of the most painful injuries of his career. He told ESPN that skipping surgery left him with lingering symptoms years later — a detail that likely factored into Burrow’s decision to operate.
This isn’t Burrow’s first major injury. He’s dealt with them since his college years at Ohio State, and in 2023, just three months after buying his current home, he suffered a season-ending torn ligament in his right wrist. While he recovers this time, he’ll likely spend much of it at the property he purchased after his breakout seasons with the Bengals.
The House: What Burrow Actually Bought
Burrow purchased the home in July 2023 for $7.5 million, following his $275 million contract extension with the Bengals. The property sits on three gated acres in Riverview Estates at Coldstream, in Anderson Township, Ohio, with views of the Ohio River.
The house was built in 2014 and spans roughly 7,370 square feet, with four bedrooms and 7.5 bathrooms. Burrow bought it fully furnished and moved in shortly after closing. He has also expressed interest in adding a pool house, partly to block sightlines from neighboring properties.
Before this purchase, Burrow split time between his parents’ house and a 2,900-square-foot home in Cincinnati’s Columbia-Tusculum neighborhood. He bought that property in 2020, the year the Bengals drafted him first overall, for $835,000. It sat about five miles from Paycor Stadium.
The Anderson Township property borders Coldstream Country Club, a 190-acre private club with a championship 18-hole golf course. Bengals teammates Joe Mixon and Orlando Brown Jr. lived nearby, though Mixon has since been traded to the Houston Texans.
The December 2024 Burglary
On the night of December 9, 2024, while Burrow played a Monday Night Football game in Dallas against the Cowboys, his Anderson Township home was broken into. An employee arrived at the house that evening, found a shattered bedroom window, and called 911 after the home was found ransacked.
Investigators later determined the break-in happened between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., timed to a shift change in Burrow’s private security detail. Security personnel had walked the property’s perimeter around 6 p.m. and reported no broken windows at that point. Camera footage later showed a man carrying luggage through the wooded area behind the house.
The thieves took close to $300,000 in jewelry and clothing, including Burrow’s custom “JB9” and “#9” diamond necklaces. Burrow addressed the burglary publicly, calling it a violation of his privacy.
“I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one,” he said. “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.”
The Investigation and Arrests
Within days of the burglary, a routine traffic stop led to the arrest of three Chilean nationals: Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, 22; Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales, 23; and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello, 38. During the stop, one suspect was seen deleting photos from his phone, including images of the stolen goods and the back of Burrow’s house.
Investigators recovered additional photos showing the three men in southeast Florida days after the burglary, posing with luxury luggage and wearing the stolen jewelry. One image showed a fourth, unidentified man with them.
On February 5, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio indicted the three men in federal court in Cincinnati.
Part of a Larger Pattern
Burrow’s burglary wasn’t isolated. The homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were both broken into in October 2024. In the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis had his home burglarized in early November, and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley’s house was hit in September while he attended a Minnesota Vikings game.
Following these incidents, the NFL and NBA issued security alerts to players. League memos obtained by the Associated Press described athlete homes as increasingly targeted by “organized and skilled groups.” The NBA’s memo linked some burglaries to what the FBI calls transnational South American Theft Groups — networks described as sophisticated operations using pre-surveillance, drones, and signal-jamming devices.
Some groups have gone as far as posing as delivery drivers or joggers while casing a target’s neighborhood, according to officials. Game schedules make athletes easy to track — teams and dates are public information, so criminals know exactly when a player will be away from home.
Timeline of Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Bengals draft Burrow first overall; he buys a $835,000 home in Columbia-Tusculum |
| July 2023 | Burrow buys the $7.5 million Anderson Township home after his $275 million contract extension |
| 2023 | Burrow suffers a season-ending torn wrist ligament, about three months after the home purchase |
| Dec. 9, 2024 | Burglars break into the Anderson Township home during a Bengals-Cowboys game |
| Feb. 5, 2025 | Three Chilean nationals indicted in federal court in Cincinnati |
| Sept. 14, 2025 | Burrow suffers a Grade 3 turf toe injury against the Jaguars; opts for surgery |
| Week 15 (projected) | Expected return, facing the Baltimore Ravens |
FAQs
What happened to Joe Burrow’s house?
It was burglarized on December 9, 2024, while Burrow played a game in Dallas. Thieves stole close to $300,000 in jewelry and clothing.
How much is Joe Burrow’s house worth?
He bought the Anderson Township property for $7.5 million in July 2023.
Who was arrested for the Joe Burrow burglary?
Three Chilean nationals — Jordan Francisco Quiroga Sanchez, Bastian Alejandro Orellana Morales, and Sergio Andres Ortega Cabello — were indicted in February 2025.
Is Joe Burrow playing this week?
No. He’s recovering from turf toe surgery and is projected to return around Week 15 against the Baltimore Ravens.
Where does Joe Burrow live?
In a gated community called Riverview Estates at Coldstream, in Anderson Township, Ohio, near Cincinnati.
What’s Next
Burrow now faces his second major recovery in three years, this time from turf toe surgery instead of a wrist injury. Jake Browning holds the starting job in his absence, and the Bengals will need him to keep producing wins through the middle of the season.
For Burrow, the Anderson Township house remains both a retreat and, after 2024, a reminder that privacy takes constant work to protect — even behind a gate.
