Jonathan Owens is steering clear of the drama. The 28-year-old NFL safety responds to the public backlash over his controversial comments about being "the catch" in his marriage to Simone Biles during a recent interview. "I have all my social media notifications off, so I didn’t even know for a while," Owens tells Us Weekly .
" I was actually with my mom and Simone whenever it came out, so, all the comments and everything, I just let them read it. I try to stay off of it, and obviously if you feel like stuff is kind of getting out of hand, that’s when you reach in and say something." In a December 2023 interview on The Pivot podcast, the football pro said he didn't know who Biles was when they started dating.
When asked by host Ryan Clark if Owens thought he was "the catch" in his relationship with Biles, Owens replied, "I always say that the men are the catch." The comment went viral with many calling him out for thinking he was superior to his 27-year-old wife, the most highly decorated gymnast in the history of the world, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "Our biggest thing is, we know that those people don’t know us from a can of paint," the Chicago Bears player now tells Us .
"I can’t base how I feel off how another person thinks I’m supposed to be. ..
. Everyone has a voice, but we do a good job of tuning it out. But sometimes you have to express yourself and let people know, like, 'You’re in the wrong.
'" Owens also says that the couple wi.