CINCINNATI – Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow spoke Wednesday about the extent to which he felt his privacy had been invaded in his first public comments since his home was broken into during Monday night’s game.

Before answering questions during his usual midweek news conference, Burrow issued a statement addressing the break-in that occurred at his Cincinnati-area home as the Bengals were on their way to play the Dallas Cowboys.

“I feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one, and there’s already a lot more than I want out there that I’m comfortable sharing,” said Burrow, who indicated he wasn’t answering specific questions would about the incident.

But in his limited comments on the situation, Burrow agreed that one of the more frustrating aspects is the amount of information that is now part of the public discourse.

According to an incident report obtained by ABC News, the break-in was initially reported by model Olivia Ponton, who contacted police after seeing a broken bedroom window upon arriving at Burrow’s home. A local television station also used drones to record footage.

Burrow has gone to great lengths to protect his privacy throughout his career. But the Pro Bowl quarterback, who is one of the richest and most popular players in the league, admitted that while he understands that attention is part of the job, it doesn’t make things any easier.

“We live a public life,” Burrow said. “What I like least about it is the lack of privacy, and that has been difficult for me throughout my career.”

The break-in, which is being investigated as a crime, is one of many similar incidents involving high-profile athletes. In November, a source told ABC News that the NFL and other leagues were tipped off by the FBI about targeted break-ins involving big names like Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Burrow declined to comment when asked how he felt about his future safety.

When the Bengals first drafted Burrow in 2020, he said he began to separate his personal life from his professional life. Burrow acknowledged that the break-in has made that more difficult.

“It’s definitely been difficult this week, but for the most part I’m pretty good at it considering you don’t really have a personal life during the season,” Burrow said. “It’s all football, so to speak. Obviously things happen that you don’t expect and when they happen you try to do your best, deal with them quickly and be able to move on and focus on the ball.”

Even though the Bengals (5-8) have a bleak playoff outlook heading into Sunday’s road game against the Tennessee Titans (3-10), Burrow is in the midst of a career year. He currently leads the NFL in passing yards (3,706) and passing touchdowns (33) and is second in total QBR (74.1), behind only Buffalo’s Josh Allen.

In addition to the home slump, Burrow is also battling a left knee injury suffered in Monday’s 27-20 win at Dallas.

Cincinnati held a walkthrough Wednesday evening. Had it been a practice, the team estimated that Burrow would have had a limited number of participants. But after the session concluded, he said it wasn’t a big problem.

“It’s getting better,” Burrow said. “I’ll be ready to go.”

As for preparing to face the Titans, coach Brian Callahan, who has been Burrow’s offensive coordinator for the past five seasons, said training on a short week is more challenging as Cincinnati tries to end the year amid a disappointing season to finish with victories.

“No win is going to solve anything at this point,” Burrow said. “Right now there is no win that can affect a lot of different things. So we’re just focused on going out there and trying to play well, trying to get a win on Sunday and continuing to try to get better.”