Long-Distance Haunts Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens’ Relationship Again As Gymnastics Goat Announces Update for NFL Season

Unfortunately, we’re actually long distance,” Simone Biles revealed last September.

In 2024, Jonathan Owens signed a lucrative two-year deal with the Chicago Bears worth $4.5 million.

Although Simone Biles appreciated the Packers’ hospitality – having attended quite a few games last season – she was thrilled about her husband’s new Chicago gig.

Why? Simone breathed a sigh of relief at the prospect of not having to endure long connecting flights to see him.

Less than a week after she and Jonathan Owens tied the knot in May 2023, the lovebirds found themselves on opposite ends of the country—Jonathan suiting up for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers and Simone back on the gymnastics stage.

The distance was, as Simone put it, “different.” Now, after spending an offseason and a summer in the City of Love together, duty calls for Owens.

This time, marching on to the Bears’ Soldier Field.

Reflecting on her success, Jonathan told NBC Sports Chicago, “Words can’t even describe it. I just think, ‘How did I get so lucky that this is my wife and I get to see her at the pinnacle of their sport.’”

Jonathan Owens was right by Simone Biles’ side at every crucial moment leading up to and during the Paris Olympics.

For Jonathan, witnessing Simone’s prowess on the global stage in Paris was a dream come true.

Although he had to return to NFL training before the floor exercise final, where Simone clinched a silver medal, he supported her from afar: “I was overjoyed for her, all of her accomplishments that she’s made, and just being a face for gymnastics, man.