Simone Biles is headed to her third Olympics! But will her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, be at the 2024 Paris Games? In a following the final day of U.S. Gymnastics Olympic Trials June 30, the 27-year-old revealed that the Chicago Bears will give their safety some time off to support his wife.
“The Bears are actually granting him a couple days off from training camp, so he’ll be there, yes,” Biles said of her husband, Owens. “For just a short little time.” TODAY.
com independently reached out to the Bears to confirm this information, but did not receive a response by the time of publication. Biles gushed about her husband being there to support her throughout the trials, saying that it’s “super exciting that we get to be in each other’s elements, supporting each other’s dreams and goals.” “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,” she continued.
“So whenever it does, it’s really important for the both of us to show up in support.” Owens has been attending Biles’ gymnastics meets this summer, which aligned with the NFL’s offseason schedule. At the Games, women's gymnastics will have qualifications July 28 and team finals July 30.
The individual all-around finals for women, where Biles is favored to take home the gold, will be held Aug. 1. Bears training camp begins July 19, which is a week be.
