The 2023 NFL season was headlined by movie star {couples}, however the origin story of the romance between a rising Inexperienced Bay Packers security and Simone Biles had the web skeptical.
After all, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift swept headlines all through the season with followers questioning whether or not or not she’d be on the recreation they attended, and the pop star even would get animated at video games, too.
However there are different notable movie star {couples} within the NFL with Josh Allen reportedly relationship Marvel star Hailee Steinfeld. There’s additionally Russell Wilson and Ciara, and New England Patriots defensive sort out Davon Godchaux is engaged to mannequin Chanel Iman.
Biles sometimes attends Packers video games to cheer for her husband Jonathan Owens, however the couple went viral on social media this week after the fifth-year security made what followers thought was a doubtful declare.
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“One in every of my boys was like, ‘Hey man, you gotta take a look at this app.’ And I am like actually have been on the app for a few days, man,” Owens mentioned on the “Pivot Podcast.” “It is like, she pops up, and I am like, let me see what that is. Gymnastics, I by no means actually paid consideration to gymnastics. It piqued my curiosity. I am like, OK, I see what’s up. And I come again, and I get some likes on my Instagram. … She messaged me on the app. I am like, this obtained to be faux. She messaged me, this is sort of a Tuesday. We have been texting backwards and forwards, after which we frolicked Friday. The remainder is historical past, man.”
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Owens admitted if Biles hadn’t messaged first, he may not have responded to them matching on the relationship app. One of many cohosts and ESPN analyst Ryan Clark tried to say Biles was the fortunate one. The Olympic gold medalist additionally was on the podcast and identified that when she went to “like” Owens’ profile, they matched, which meant he made the primary transfer, after which she messaged first.
The purpose of the matter for the web was the idea that Biles was fortunate to have met Owens in 2020 and never the opposite manner round as many appear to imagine. For reference, Biles has 7.1 million followers on Instagram, and Owens has 397,000. The 26-year-old gymnast this week additionally was named The Related Press’ Feminine Athlete of the Yr.
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One other large rivalry about Owens’ story is the 28-year-old claiming he had no concept who Biles was as a result of he did not comply with gymnastics. It is not unusual for NFL athletes to have tunnel imaginative and prescient about their sport and typically themselves, however a number of followers identified that at the least a few of the high Olympic stars like Michael Phelps are well-known regardless of nearly all of individuals not following that sport.
Cheap individuals can agree Owens is a conventionally engaging individual and has his advantage as a strong NFL security, however followers nonetheless can be skeptical that Biles was fortunate to have married him and never vice versa.
