CONGRATULATIONS: Simone Biles signs a new contract worth $257 million with…. Full Details
Simone Biles’ husband Jonathan Owens had the 2024 Paris Olympics on his mind while negotiating his NFL contract with the Chicago Bears, getting permission to support the gymnast at the Games.
Jonathan Owens deserves a gold medal in negotiating.
As Simone Biles prepares to hit the mat at the 2024 Paris Olympics, her husband cleared his NFL schedule to support her at the Games.
How? Well, as Owens—who signed with the Chicago Bears in March—recently explained, he and his agents approached the team months ago, before Biles, 27, had officially qualified for her third Olympic team.
“Obviously the Olympics were coming up and you know who my wife is,” Owens, 29, told reporters after training camp practice July 25, via Yahoo Sports. “It was all respectful. We went to them and asked, ‘We’d really appreciate if he could go to support his wife.’”
And his request was granted.
“I can’t wait to be able to support her,” the safety added. “How did I get so lucky? That this is my wife and I get to see someone that’s literally at the pinnacle at her sport and I get to call this my wife. It’s amazing. There’s no words to really describe, just blessed.”
