Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was seen over the weekend chilling on the field with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Olivia Ponton after practice.That's where the similarities end.Unlike Herbert, who has been public with his relationship with his now-fiancee Madison Beer, Burrow has taken a different route.NOTHING TO SEE HERE: COWBOYS QUARTERBACK DAK PRESCOTT AND HIS EX'S BRIDESMAID ARE JUST FRIENDSHe and Ponton have kept the rumor mill busy for a while now.
Ever since she told police that she was an "employee" of his after his Cincinnati-area home was broken into in 2024.Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals performs during training camp at Kettering Health Practice Fields on July 29, 2026, in Cincinnati, Ohio.(Getty Images)There have been multiple sightings, but up to this point, neither of them have addressed whether this is strictly an employer-employee relationship or if there's a classic QB1-model dynamic taking place.The fact that Ponton appeared to be given a golf cart ride to the practice field seems to be an indication that she's either Burrow's girlfriend or a very, very important employee of his who has status at Bengals training camp.I have to be consistent here.
When I saw Herbert and Beer looking like a teenage couple on the practice field, alarm bells went off.The hopeless romantic in me was shoved out of the way by the football fan.JIM HARBAUGH, CONFIRMED LOVER OF LOVE, WAS HAPPY JUSTIN HERBERT TOOK TIME OFF IN EUROPE WITH MADISON BEERTrust me, I want the real love story that NFL fans can finally get behind.
A quick hug on the field pregame is well within bounds, but this on the field during training camp is troubling.Olivia Ponton attends the Woody and Suzanne Johnson Suite at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 13, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J.(Getty Images for Woody and Suzanne Johnson)It screams lack of focus to me.
Prove me wrong during the regular season and I'll never say a word.But the moment th...