Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens returned to Chicago Bears training camp this week after watching his wife, decorated gymnast Simone Biles, compete in the Paris Olympic Games.
Owens, who was an excused absence from Bears camp last week to watch Biles bring home three gold medals and one silver medal for U.S. gymnastics, met with the media on Tuesday upon his return.
When asked about his wife's calf injury that was clearly bothering her throughout competition, Owens had a quick response.
"My wife's a warrior," Owens said, as he sported a lanyard around his neck with all of Biles's Olympic pins.
Jonathan Owens’ Olympic pins pic.twitter.com/eUMpqtpwyh
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As for what she accomplished in Paris with her four medals, securing her place as one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time, Owens said he was "overjoyed for her" and that she "accomplished everything that she set her mind to" when she made the decision to come back and compete.
#Bears S Jonathan Owens back from Paris said his trip to support wife, Simone Biles was amazing. “Overjoyed for her” Said he’s most impressed by her resilience, “when she did decide to come back, she accomplished everything she set her mind to” @GNSportsTV @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/dY9NkgQmvc
— Kaitlin Sharkey (@KRoseSharkey) August 6, 2024
It remains to be seen whether the 27-year-old Biles will compete in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, but for now, she will take a break and watch her husband compete on the football field for the Bears this fall.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Jonathan Owens Gushes Over Simone Biles in Return to Bears Training Camp.
