With the updated information and report, the Cincinnati Bengals responded “We are aware of information related to Jermaine Burton. We will continue to evaluate as we gather additional details and will have no further comment at this time.” The call placed by the woman was on December 30th where she stated to 911 “He broke into my house. He broke my phone. This is the second time he’s broken my phone in the past month. He broke my phone. He hit me and he left.” The third-round pick Burton is also facing eviction proceedings from his apartment. At this time, the woman has declined pressing charges.

There were concerns on draft day about his off-the-field behavior with prior incidents. Which included being caught on video allegedly pushing the head of a female fan who rushed the field after the University of Tennessee beat Alabama in October of 2022.