Simone Biles’ Husband Has Perfect Excuse to Miss Bears Training Camp
Jonathan Owens, who married the legendary gymnast last year, was allowed to miss seven practices so he could cheer her on during the Olympics.
Jonathan Owens watches the balance beam competition at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in June. (Julio Cortez/Associated Press)
Jonathan Owens, a Chicago Bears backup safety, is officially excused from training camp for a very good reason. He will be in Paris to cheer for his wife, legendary gymnast Simone Biles, in the Olympic Games. While skipping training camp is frowned upon in NFL circles, there was no question the Bears would allow Owens to miss the short period of time “just out of respect for the Olympics,” coach Matt Eberflus told reporters. “That’s a big thing. And he’s just rooting for the person he loves the most.” And I think it’s so great that he can do that, we would love it and it would be incredible. Go to the United States. “”
Owens signed a contract with “Bears” as a free agent in March after previous articles with Houston Texans and Green Bay Pack. The 29 -year -old football player was allowed to miss Seven Bears from July 29 to August. 3, which would cover gymnastics team competition and the Aug. 3 vault final. Unless an extension is granted, she will miss the uneven bars, floor exercise and balance beam finals on August 4th and 5th. “I just want to see her,” said US Today Owens in June. “It’s incredible to see how she is locked. She goes up there and does it, every freaking time. Surpasses what she’s supposed to do. I love it.”
Biles has won seven medals over the past two Olympic Games (four gold, one silver and two bronze at Rio 2016) and, as the reigning U.S. all-around champion, is well-positioned to win even more in Paris. For the first time since their marriage in 2023, her husband will be cheering her on at the Olympics, just as he did when they were NFL players. “This is amazing. I think it’s really exciting that we’re both in the same element and we support each other’s dreams and goals,” Biles said during the Olympic Trials. “These are memories that we make that we can never get back, so anytime we can meet up and support each other, it’s really exciting because our schedules don’t line up that often.” So whenever it does, it’s really important for the both of us to show up and support.”
Owens brings a certain nerdiness to the competition, according to Biles, and broadcast cameras showed him taking notes.
Ava Wallace, sports reporter at The Washington Post, is in France to report on the Summer Games — and eat a lot of croissants. Join her, along with other Post colleagues, for multiple episodes per week from 24 July through matchday as she chronicles Paris at the highs and lows of the match.
“Ever since I was little, my parents always had a match sheet to hand. And my mother and father, they have never seen the results as others, they want to take notes and dozens of athletes, “Bale said. “And at the previous meeting, Jonathan saw my parents doing this. And he said to me, “Where did you find that?” I need that, because every time he learns something, he wants to dig deep into it. “And he is like a geek on the side in the best way, so if he learns about gymnastics, he will learn about it. That’s what he did. He wrote everybody down, added up the results, etc.
