Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens has admitted he had no idea of wife Simone Biles’ athletic success when they started dating in 2020. Owens met the four-time Olympic gold medalist on the celebrity dating app Raya.
On a recent appearance on ‘The Pivot Podcast’, he revealed how Biles piqued his interest despite never paying attention to gymnastics. ‘Literally had been on the app for a couple of days, man, and it’s like she pops up and, I’m like “Let me see who this is”. I had never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity,’ Owens said. When Biles made the first move by sending Owens a message, the former Missouri Western standout initially thought it ‘had to be fake’ while figuring out who Biles was.
‘Literally had been on the app for a couple of days, man, and it’s like she pops up and, I’m like “Let me see who this is”. I had never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity,’ Owens said. When Biles made the first move by sending Owens a message, the former Missouri Western standout initially thought it ‘had to be fake’ while figuring out who Biles was. Owens mentioned how the Olympics was completely off his radar during his college years.
While Biles was collecting medals at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Owens was in pre-season camp and did not have access to networks that aired the games. ‘When she won the Olympics, I was in college and we didn’t have NBC, we didn’t have Olympics channels and we’re in camp,’ Owens said. ‘So I’m not paying attention to, I never would have had a moment to where I would have watched.’
Owens recalled him and Biles immediately hitting it off when they finally met outside the dating app. As quick as they found their chemistry, Owens quickly realized how famous Biles was. In a particular instance, a regular cookie run for the then-new couple turned into a photo op for Biles’ fans. ‘I think it was like a Sunday we went, it was all these moms and they’re there with their kids and we walked past and everybody stopped,’ Owens said.
‘They asking me, “Hey can you take this picture?”’. Owens got drafted into the NFL in 2018 and met Biles two years into his pro career. Two years later, the power couple got engaged on February 2022. They tied the knot this past Spring in Cabo, Mexico. Despite being celebrities in their respective fields, they hosted an intimate ceremony with a total of 144 guests.
