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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Danielle Campoamor

Simone Biles’ Husband Says He Didn’t Know Who She Was and Claims He’s “The Catch” In Their Relationship

Simone Biles kisses her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens.

The man married to Simone Biles—the most decorated gymnast in human history—is making waves for claiming that he's "the catch" in their relationship and admitting that he had no idea who she was prior to dating.

While appearing on the latest episode of The Pivot podcast alongside his wife, Biles, Jonathan Owens—a strong safety for the Green Bay Packers—told hosts Fred Taylor, Ryan Clark, and Channing Crowder Jr. that he "didn't know who she was" when he first connected with Biles in 2020.

"I'm like, 'Lemme see who this is.' I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity," Owens told the trio of former NFL stars at the time. "The first thing that I saw was that she just had a bunch of (Instagram) followers. So in my mind I'm like, 'OK, she's gotta be good.'"

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