Everything to Know About Simone Biles’s Husband, Jonathan Owens
The gymnast first posted her football player partner on Instagram in August 2020
Simone Biles isn’t afraid to show why she’s the GOAT, even if it means outcompeting her man, Jonathan Owens.
The seven-time Olympic medalist posted a clip of her Facebook Watch docuseries, Simone vs Herself, featuring a rope-climbing race between herself and her NFL player beau. Although Owens had a head start of over a foot, Biles easily won the race and the couple’s $50 bet. Biles wrote in the caption: “Never underestimate a gymnast Nothing like a friendly challenge with your boyfriend.”
Now married, Biles and Owens first made their relationship Instagram official in August 2020, with a simple selfie captioned, “It’s just us ” Since then, they have become one of social media’s most adorable couples, thanks to their sweet vacation photos, holiday tributes, and matching moments.
Ahead, we break down everything we know about the Chicago Bears safety and his relationship with Biles, from their wedding to their friendly competitions, and everything in between.
He is a safety for the Chicago Bears.
The 28-year-old NFL player grew up in St. Louis, where he started playing football in high school; he played college ball for Missouri Western State University. Owens first joined the NFL in 2018, playing for the Arizona Cardinals, before joining the Houston Texans’ practice squad in 2019; he officially signed with the Texans in 2020. Then he signed with the Green Bay Packers in May 2023, before inking a two-year contract with Chicago a year later.
Owens took time off from training to support Biles at the Paris Olympics.
Ever the supportive partner, Owens took time off from training camp so he could watch Biles compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris—her third consecutive Olympic Games.
Pro football players are not allowed to take off too much time, especially in the weeks before the regular season begins, but Biles revealed the news in a press conference, saying, “The Bears are actually granting him a couple days off from training camp, so he’ll be there, yes. For just a short time.”
This marks the first time Owens has been able to watch Biles compete in the Olympics. At her first showing in 2016, the couple was not yet together, and when she returned for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which took place in 2021), spectators were not allowed, due to COVID-19 regulations.
Owens signed a two-year contract with the Bears in March. The team’s training camp this summer starts on July 23, and the Olympics competitions kick off on the 26th, so he missed a few days of training to see Biles do her thing.
“It’s these memories that we make that we’ll never get back, so anytime we can show up for one another in support, we just get super excited because our schedules don’t align that much,” Biles said. “So whenever it does, it’s really important for the both of us to show up in support.”
On July 29, Owens shared a selfie of himself aboard a plane heading to Paris. “Coming for you baby,” he wrote over the picture.
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