Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Olivia Ponton appeared to wish Joe Burrow good luck for a crucial game Saturday night amid claims she's been 'hooking up' with the NFL quarterback.
It was revealed earlier this month that Burrow, who inspired a vital win for the Cincinnati Bengals over the Denver Broncos, has been romantically involved with Ponton since early fall despite never publicly announcing his split from his long-time girlfriend. Olivia Holzmacher.
After thieves raided his $7.5 million mansion on Dec. 9, TMZ Sports broke the news that the TikTok influencer reported the robbery to police, and not Holzmacher.
So there has been a lot of talk since then about a romance between Burrow and Ponton, with a source recently saying People that they had been seeing each other “casually” months before the robbery.
And as rumors about their relationship continue to intensify, Olivia posted a cryptic message on Instagram hours before Joe took the field for a pivotal NFL outing on Saturday night.
The stunning model shared photos of herself in New York City with the caption “rainy day,” along with four emojis including a Bengal tiger and a lucky eight ball emoji.
Olivia Ponton appeared to wish Joe Burrow good luck for a crucial match on Saturday night.
Ponton shared a photo of herself with a Bengal tiger and a lucky eight-ball emoji in the caption.
His caption may well have been a message of good luck to Burrow as he and the Bengals looked to keep their playoff hopes alive against the Broncos.
Needing a win to avoid elimination from playoff contention, the Cincinnati quarterback put on another stellar display to help his team prevail in overtime and stay in contention.
Burrow completed 39 of his 49 passes for 412 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime, in a 30-24 victory.
He has at least 250 passing yards and three touchdowns in eight consecutive games, extending his NFL record and generating MVP calls from the likes of Micah Parsons and Bengals head coach Zac Taylor.
The 28 year old was almost 1,000 miles away in Texas for a Monday Night Football matchup with the dallas cowboys when the robbery took place at his luxury Cincinnati-based apartment.
After calling police, Ponton is said to have told officers he noticed “a bedroom window broken and the room ransacked” when he arrived at his property.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office documents indicated she was “an employee of Mr. Burrow,” while the police report added that she gave deputies “a non-detailed breakdown of possibly missing items.”
Burrow helped keep the Bengals' playoff hopes alive with a win over the Broncos on Saturday.
It was revealed that Ponton called the police after a burglary at his $7.5 million mansion this month.
His presence at the Burrow mansion caused confusion given his relationship with his long-time girlfriend Olivia Holzmacher (left)
Shortly after it was revealed that she had reported the burglary at Burrow's home, Ponton said she “does not recommend” long-distance relationships as rumors of a possible romance continued to circulate.
“I've been in numerous long-distance relationships and it's hard,” she said on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast. 'I feel like with myself, every relationship I get into is long distance, even my friendships…'
Ponton shared that having scheduled times to FaceTime with your partner can be helpful in long-distance relationships, while reiterating that the situations are not entirely ideal.
“I don't recommend it, but it's also inevitable in certain situations.”