Here’s How Simone Biles’s Husband Talked About Her To His NFL Teammates After She Won A Bunch Of Medals At The Paris Olympics

Simone Biles might finally get to relax now that the 2024 Olympics are over, but her husband Jonathan Owens is just getting to work. Owens plays for the Chicago Bears, who are currently in the NFL preseason and are being featured on this year’s season of the Hard Knocks documentary series on HBO.

Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles are smiling and looking up. Jonathan wears a patterned shirt and necklace; Simone is in a blazer and necklace

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Owens got special permission from the team to go to Paris to watch Simone compete (and win!), and when he got back, his coach started off the morning team meeting with a slideshow of photos of Biles posing with her newly-won Olympic medals (and of Jonathan in the crowd, cheering alongside Simone’s parents).

Multiple screens display images of Simone Biles and Paris 2024 Olympics branding

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Owens stood up as his teammates cheered for Biles, and his coach called for a speech.

Jonathan Owens stands and celebrates in front of a crowd of smiling, clapping teammates in a lively room. Text on image: "Jonathan Owens, Safety"

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“I just got off my flight, I had the honor of watching my wife get three gold medals,” Owens said. “She’s the most decorated American gymnast in history, so I got to see her make history. I’m blessed.”

Group photo of several Bears players cheering. Owens is in the foreground, wearing a "Team USA" sweater

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Later, Owens’s teammate Jaylon Jones asked Jonathan about Simone’s level of talent and fame. “So in the sports world, she’s like LeBron and Jordan combined?” he asked, referencing LeBron James and Michael Jordan.

Jaylon Jones, defensive back, stands outdoors in football gear during training

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“In that world, since it’s an individual sport, it’s kinda like how Serena was,” Owens answered. “You just dominate, and you expected to come out and dominate, and you keep doing it.”

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Jones also asked if Biles has taught Owens any “flips.” “Man, we did a rope climbing contest, I’m like off in a whoopin’,” Owens said. As a video played that showed him and Biles rope-climbing against each other, he described watching her easily beat him. “I look over at her, her legs are out 90 degrees…I made it like halfway up, and I’m like, ‘Nah, stay in your lane.'”

Owens and Biles compete in a rope-climbing contest in a gym. Biles has a large lead on Owens

Owens and Biles compete in a rope-climbing contest in a gym. Biles has a large lead on Owens

Two people climb ropes in an indoor facility, with a timer showing 10:12

Two people climb ropes in an indoor facility, with a timer showing 10:12

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I’m sure Biles would take the comparisons to LeBron, Michael Jordan, and Serena Williams, but let’s face it: She’s incomparable.

Simone Biles holding and displaying several gold medals, smiling broadly. She is wearing an athletic jacket with her hair in a high bun

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